A Companion to Romantic Poetry By Charles Mahoney (ed.)
2010 | 632 Pages | ISBN: 1405135549 | PDF | 5 MB
Through a series of 34 essays by leading and emerging scholars, A Companion to Romantic Poetry reveals the rich diversity of Romantic poetry and shows why it continues to hold such a vital and indispensable place in the history of English literature. Breaking free from the boundaries of the traditionally-studied authors, the collection takes a revitalized approach to the field and brings together some of the most exciting work being done at the present time Emphasizes poetic form and technique rather than a biographical approach Features essays on production and distribution and the different schools and movements of Romantic Poetry Introduces contemporary contexts and perspectives, as well as the issues and debates that continue to drive scholarship in the field Presents the most comprehensive and compelling collection of essays on British Romantic poetry currently available Content: Chapter 1 Mournful Ditties and Merry Measures: Feeling and Form in the Romantic Short Lyric and Song (pages 7-24): Michael O'neillChapter 2 Archaist?Innovators: The Couplet from Churchill to Browning (pages 25-43): Simon JarvisChapter 3 The Temptations of Tercets (pages 44-61): Charles MahoneyChapter 4 To Scorn or To "Scorn not the Sonnet" (pages 62-77): Daniel RobinsonChapter 5 Ballad Collection and Lyric Collectives (pages 78-94): Steve NewmanChapter 6 Satire, Subjectivity, and Acknowledgment (pages 95-106): William FleschChapter 7 "Stirring shades": The Romantic Ode and Its Afterlives (pages 107-122): Esther SchorChapter 8 Pastures New and Old: The Romantic Afterlife of Pastoral Elegy (pages 123-139): Christopher R. MillerChapter 9 The Romantic Georgic and the Work of Writing (pages 140-158): Tim BurkeChapter 10 Shepherding Culture and the Romantic Pastoral (pages 159-175): John BuggChapter 11 Ear and Eye: Counteracting Senses in Loco?descriptive Poetry (pages 176-194): Adam PotkayChapter 12 "Other voices speak": The Poetic Conversations of Byron and Shelley (pages 195-216): Simon BainbridgeChapter 13 The Thrush in the Theater: Keats and Hazlitt at the Surrey Institution (pages 217-233): Sarah M. ZimmermanChapter 14 Laboring?Class Poetry in the Romantic Era (pages 234-250): Michael ScrivenerChapter 15 Celtic Romantic Poetry: Scotland, Ireland, Wales (pages 251-267): Jane MooreChapter 16 Anglo?Jewish Romantic Poetry (pages 268-284): Karen WeismanChapter 17 Leigh Hunt's Cockney Canon: Sociability and Subversion from Homer to Hyperion (pages 285-301): Michael TomkoChapter 18 Poetry, Conversation, Community: Annus Mirabilis, 1797-1798 (pages 302-317): Angela EsterhammerChapter 19 Spontaneity, Immediacy, and Improvisation in Romantic Poetry (pages 319-336): Angela EsterhammerChapter 20 Celebrity, Gender, and the Death of the Poet: The Mystery of Letitia Elizabeth Landon (pages 337-353): Ghislaine McDayterChapter 21 Poetry and Illustration: "Amicable strife" (pages 354-373): Sophie ThomasChapter 22 Romanticism, Sport, and Late Georgian Poetry (pages 374-392): John StrachanChapter 23 "The Science of Feelings": Wordsworth's Experimental Poetry (pages 393-411): Ross HamiltonChapter 24 Romanticism, Gnosticism, and Neoplatonism (pages 412-424): Laura QuinneyChapter 25 Milton and the Romantics (pages 425-441): Gordon TeskeyChapter 26 "The Feel of not to Feel it," or the Pleasures of Enduring Form (pages 443-466): Anne?Lise FrancoisChapter 27 Romantic Poetry and Literary Theory: The Case of "A Slumber did my Spirit Seal" (pages 467-482): Marc RedfieldChapter 28 "Strange Utterance": The (Un)Natural Language of the Sublime in Wordsworth's Prelude (pages 483-502): Timothy BahtiChapter 29 The Matter of Genre in the Romantic Sublime (pages 503-520): Ian BalfourChapter 30 Sexual Politics and the Performance of Gender in Romantic Poetry (pages 521-537): James NajarianChapter 31 Blake's Jerusalem: Friendship with Albion (pages 538-553): Karen SwannChapter 32 The World without us: Romanticism, Environmentalism, and Imagining Nature (pages 554-571): Bridget KeeganChapter 33 Ethical Supernaturalism: The Romanticism of Wordsworth, Heaney, and Lacan (pages 572-588): Guinn BattenChapter 34 The Persistence of Romanticism (pages 589-605): Willard Spiegelman

A Companion to Richard M. Nixon By Melvin Small (ed.)
2011 | 646 Pages | ISBN: 1444330179 | PDF | 4 MB
This companion offers an overview of Richard M. Nixon's life, presidency, and legacy, as well as a detailed look at the evolution and current state, of Nixon scholarship.Examines the central arguments and scholarly debates that surround his term in officeExplores Nixon's legacy and the historical significance of his years as presidentCovers the full range of topics, from his campaigns for Congress, to his career as Vice-President, to his presidency and WatergateMakes extensive use of the recent paper and electronic releases from the Nixon Presidential Materials ProjectContent: Chapter One Nixon Biographies (pages 5-26): Iwan W. MorganChapter Two The Pre?Political Years, 1913-1945 (pages 27-48): Joseph DmohowskiChapter Three Pat Nixon (pages 49-67): Gil TroyChapter Four The Congressional Years (pages 68-83): Anthony Rama MaravillasChapter Five The Alger Hiss Case (pages 84-101): Athan G. TheoharisChapter Six The Richard Nixon Vice Presidency: Research without the Nixon Manuscripts (pages 102-121): Irwin F. GellmanChapter Seven The Election of 1960 (pages 122-140): W. J. RorabaughChapter Eight The Election of 1968 (pages 141-163): Melvin SmallChapter Nine The Election of 1972 (pages 164-184): Rick PerlsteinChapter Ten The Administrative Presidency (pages 185-201): Karen M. HultChapter Eleven Richard Nixon, the Great Society, and Social Reforms: A Lost Opportunity? (pages 202-211): Romain HuretChapter Twelve Civil Rights Policy (pages 212-234): Dean J. KotlowskiChapter Thirteen Economic Policy (pages 235-251): Nigel BowlesChapter Fourteen Political Realignment (pages 252-269): Robert MasonChapter Fifteen Nixon and the Environment (pages 270-291): Paul Charles MilazzoChapter Sixteen Nixon and the Media (pages 292-310): Tim KiskaChapter Seventeen Nixon and Dissent (pages 311-327): Katherine ScottChapter Eighteen Nixon and Agnew (pages 328-342): Justin P. CoffeyChapter Nineteen Foreign Policy Overview (pages 343-361): Jussi M. HanhimakiChapter Twenty Nixon and Kissinger (pages 362-379): Robert D. SchulzingerChapter Twenty?One The Vietnam War (pages 380-399): Jeffrey P. KimballChapter Twenty?Two Explorations of Detente (pages 400-424): Keith L. NelsonChapter Twenty?Three The China Card (pages 425-443): Evelyn GohChapter Twenty?Four Nixon and Europe: Transatlantic Policy in the Shadow of Other Priorities (pages 444-459): Luke A. NichterChapter Twenty?Five Latin America and the Quest for Stability (pages 460-477): Mark Atwood LawrenceChapter Twenty?Six Watergate (pages 479-498): Keith W. OlsonChapter Twenty?Seven Nixon and Ford (pages 499-518): John Robert GreeneChapter Twenty?Eight Nixon's Image: A Brief History (pages 519-545): David GreenbergChapter Twenty?Nine The Nixon Tapes (pages 546-562): Sahr Conway?Lanz

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A Companion to Philosophy of Religion, Second Edition By
2010 | 764 Pages | ISBN: 1405163577 | PDF | 8 MB
In 85 new and updated essays, this comprehensive volume provides an authoritative guide to the philosophy of religion. Includes contributions from established philosophers and rising stars 22 new entries have now been added, and all material from the previous edition has been updated and reorganized Broad coverage spans the areas of world religions, theism, atheism, , the problem of evil, science and religion, and ethics Content: Chapter 1 Hinduism (pages 3-12): Jonardon GaneriChapter 2 Buddhism (pages 13-22): Paul J. GriffithsChapter 3 Chinese Confucianism and Daoism (pages 23-33): Chad HansenChapter 4 African Religions from a Philosophical Point of View (pages 34-43): Kwasi WireduChapter 5 Judaism (pages 44-58): Lenn E. GoodmanChapter 6 Christianity (pages 59-66): William J. WainwrightChapter 7 Philosophy in the Islamic Context (pages 67-80): Aziz A. Esmail and Azim A. NanjiChapter 8 Ancient Philosophical Theology (pages 81-90): Kevin L. FlanneryChapter 9 The Christian Contribution to Medieval Philosophical Theology (pages 91-98): Scott MacdonaldChapter 10 The Islamic Contribution to Medieval Philosophical Theology (pages 99-105): David BurrellChapter 11 The Jewish Contribution to Medieval Philosophical Theology (pages 106-113): Tamar RudavskyChapter 12 Early Modern Philosophical Theology on the Continent (pages 114-123): Derk PereboomChapter 13 Early Modern Philosophical Theology in Great Britain (pages 124-132): Geoffrey GorhamChapter 14 The Emergence of Modern Philosophy of Religion (pages 133-140): Merold WestphalChapter 15 American Pragmatism (pages 141-150): Nancy FrankenberryChapter 16 Personalism (pages 151-158): Patricia A. SayreChapter 17 Process Theology (pages 159-166): David Ray GriffinChapter 18 Phenomenology and Existentialism (pages 167-175): Merold WestphalChapter 19 Wittgenstein (pages 176-188): John HymanChapter 20 Thomism (pages 189-195): Ralph McInernyChapter 21 Natural Theology (pages 196-203): Brian HebblethwaiteChapter 22 The Reformed Tradition (pages 204-209): Nicholas WolterstorffChapter 23 The Jewish Tradition (pages 210-216): Robert GibbsChapter 24 The Christian East (pages 217-224): Paul ValliereChapter 25 Perfect Being Theology (pages 225-234): Mark Owen WebbChapter 26 Holiness (pages 235-242): Jacqueline MarinaChapter 27 Omnipotence (pages 243-250): Joshua Hoffman and Gary RosenkrantzChapter 28 Omniscience (pages 251-257): George I. MavrodesChapter 29 Omnipresence (pages 258-262): Edward R. WierengaChapter 30 Goodness (pages 263-269): Paul HelmChapter 31 Simplicity (pages 270-277): Eleonore StumpChapter 32 Eternity (pages 278-284): Brian LeftowChapter 33 Necessity (pages 285-291): William E. MannChapter 34 Incorporeality (pages 292-299): Charles TaliaferroChapter 35 Beauty (pages 300-307): Patrick SherryChapter 36 Divine Action (pages 308-314): Thomas F. TracyChapter 37 Creation and Conservation (pages 315-321): Hugh J. McCannChapter 38 Immutability and Impassibility (pages 322-328): Richard E. CreelChapter 39 Providence (pages 329-336): Thomas P. FlintChapter 40 Pantheism (pages 337-347): Michael LevineChapter 41 Religious Language (pages 348-356): Janet SoskiceChapter 42 Ontological Arguments (pages 357-367): Peter van InwagenChapter 43 Cosmological Arguments (pages 368-374): William L. RoweChapter 44 Teleological and Design Arguments (pages 375-384): Laura L. GarciaChapter 45 Moral Arguments (pages 385-391): C. Stephen EvansChapter 46 Arguments from Consciousness and Free Will (pages 392-397): Stewart GoetzChapter 47 Miracles (pages 398-404): George N. SchlesingerChapter 48 Religious Experience (pages 405-413): Keith E. YandellChapter 49 Cumulative Cases (pages 414-424): Paul DraperChapter 50 Pragmatic Arguments (pages 425-433): Jeffrey JordanChapter 51 Tradition (pages 434-440): Basil MitchellChapter 52 Fideism (pages 441-447): Terence PenelhumChapter 53 The Presumption of Atheism (pages 449-457): Antony FlewChapter 54 The Verificationist Challenge (pages 458-466): Michael MartinChapter 55 Theism and Incoherence (pages 467-473): Michael MartinChapter 56 Foreknowledge and Human Freedom (pages 474-481): Linda ZagzebskiChapter 57 The Problem of No Best World (pages 482-490): Klaas J. KraayChapter 58 The Logical Problem of Evil (pages 491-499): Michael L. PetersonChapter 59 The Evidential Problem of Evil (pages 500-508): Graham OppyChapter 60 Divine Hiddenness (pages 509-518): J. L. SchellenbergChapter 61 Naturalistic Explanations of Theistic Belief (pages 519-525): Kai NielsenChapter 62 Historical Perspectives on Religion and Science (pages 527-538): John Hedley BrookeChapter 63 Theism and Physical Cosmology (pages 539-547): William Lane CraigChapter 64 Theism and Evolutionary Biology (pages 548-556): William HaskerChapter 65 Theism and the Scientific Understanding of the Mind (pages 557-565): Robert AudiChapter 66 Theism and Technology (pages 566-573): Frederick FerreChapter 67 The Ethics of Religious Commitment (pages 575-584): Samantha CorteChapter 68 Divine Command Ethics (pages 585-592): Janine Marie IdziakChapter 69 Natural Law Ethics (pages 593-597): Robert P. GeorgeChapter 70 Religion, Law, and Politics (pages 598-605): Paul J. WeithmanChapter 71 Theism and Toleration (pages 606-613): Edward LangerakChapter 72 Sin and Original Sin (pages 614-621): Philip L. QuinnChapter 73 Atonement, Justification, and Sanctification (pages 622-629): John E. HareChapter 74 Resurrection, Heaven, and Hell (pages 630-638): Jonathan L. KvanvigChapter 75 Reincarnation and Karma (pages 639-647): Paul ReasonerChapter 76 Theological Realism and Antirealism (pages 649-658): Roger TriggChapter 77 Wittgensteinian Philosophy of Religion (pages 659-666): John H. WhittakerChapter 78 Continental Philosophy of Religion (pages 667-673): John D. CaputoChapter 79 Reformed Epistemology (pages 674-680): Alvin PlantingaChapter 80 Evidentialism (pages 681-688): Richard SwinburneChapter 81 Feminism (pages 689-694): Sarah CoakleyChapter 82 Philosophical Reflection on Revelation and Scripture (pages 695-701): William J. AbrahamChapter 83 Philosophical Reflection on Mysticism (pages 702-709): Anthony Novak PerovichChapter 84 Religious Pluralism (pages 710-717): John HickChapter 85 Comparative Philosophy of Religion (pages 718-723): Paul J. Griffiths

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A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory, Second edition By
2010 | 699 Pages | ISBN: 1405170069 | PDF | 6 MB
The articles in this new edition of A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory have been updated throughout, and the addition of ten new articles ensures that the volume continues to offer the most up-to-date coverage of current thinking in legal philosophy. Represents the definitive handbook of philosophy of law and contemporary legal theory, invaluable to anyone with an interest in legal philosophy Now features ten entirely new articles, covering the areas of risk, regulatory theory, methodology, overcriminalization, intention, coercion, unjust enrichment, the rule of law, law and society, and Kantian legal philosophy Essays are written by an international team of leading scholars Content: Chapter 1 Property Law (pages 7-28): Jeremy WaldronChapter 2 Contract (pages 29-63): Peter BensonChapter 3 Tort Law (pages 64-89): Stephen R. PerryChapter 4 Criminal Law (pages 90-102): Leo KatzChapter 5 Public International Law (pages 103-118): Philip BobbittChapter 6 Constitutional Law and Religion (pages 119-131): Perry DaneChapter 7 Constitutional Law and Interpretation (pages 132-144): Philip BobbittChapter 8 Constitutional Law and Privacy (pages 145-159): Anita L. AllenChapter 9 Constitutional Law and Equality (pages 160-176): Maimon SchwarzschildChapter 10 Evidence (pages 177-187): John Jackson and Sean DoranChapter 11 Interpretation of Statutes (pages 188-196): William N. EskridgeChapter 12 Conflict of Laws (pages 197-208): Perry DaneChapter 13 Natural Law Theory (pages 209-227): Brian BixChapter 14 Legal Positivism (pages 228-248): Jules L. Coleman and Brian LeiterChapter 15 American Legal Realism (pages 249-266): Brian LeiterChapter 16 Critical Legal Studies (pages 267-278): Guyora BinderChapter 17 Postrealism and Legal Process (pages 279-289): Neil DuxburyChapter 18 Feminist Jurisprudence (pages 290-298): Patricia SmithChapter 19 Law and Economics (pages 299-326): Jon Hanson, Kathleen Hanson and Melissa HartChapter 20 Legal Formalism (pages 327-338): Ernest J. WeinribChapter 21 German Legal Philosophy and Theory in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (pages 339-349): Alexander SomekChapter 22 Marxist Theory of Law (pages 350-360): Alan HuntChapter 23 Deconstruction (pages 361-367): Jack M. BalkinChapter 24 Law and Society (pages 368-380): Brian Z. TamanahaChapter 25 Postmodernism (pages 381-391): Dennis PattersonChapter 26 Kantian Legal Philosophy (pages 392-405): Arthur RipsteinChapter 27 Legal Pragmatism (pages 406-414): Richard WarnerChapter 28 Law and Its Normativity (pages 415-445): Roger A. ShinerChapter 29 Law and Literature (pages 446-456): Thomas MorawetzChapter 30 The Duty to Obey the Law (pages 457-466): M. B. E. SmithChapter 31 Legal Enforcement of Morality (pages 467-478): Kent GreenawaltChapter 32 Indeterminacy (pages 479-492): Lawrence B. SolumChapter 33 Precedent (pages 493-503): Larry AlexanderChapter 34 Punishment and Responsibility (pages 504-512): George P. FletcherChapter 35 Loyalty (pages 513-520): George P. FletcherChapter 36 Coherence (pages 521-538): Ken KressChapter 37 The Welfare State (pages 539-547): Sanford LevinsonChapter 38 Legal Scholarship (pages 548-558): Edward L. RubinChapter 39 Authority of Law (pages 559-570): Vincent A. WellmanChapter 40 Analogical Reasoning (pages 571-577): Jefferson WhiteChapter 41 Risk (pages 578-589): John OberdiekChapter 42 Regulatory Theory (pages 590-606): Matthew D. AdlerChapter 43 Methodology (pages 607-620): Andrew HalpinChapter 44 Overcriminalization (pages 621-631): Douglas HusakChapter 45 Intention (pages 632-641): Kimberly Kessler FerzanChapter 46 Coercion (pages 642-653): Grant LamondChapter 47 Unjust Enrichment (pages 654-665): Ernest J. WeinribChapter 48 The Ideal of the Rule of Law (pages 666-674): Andrei Marmor

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A Companion to Persius and Juvenal By Susanna Braund, Josiah Osgood
2012 | 628 Pages | ISBN: 1405199652 | PDF | 4 MB
A Companion to Persius and Juvenal breaks new ground in its in-depth focus on both authors as "satiric successors"; detailed individual contributions suggest original perspectives on their work, and provide an in-depth exploration of Persius' and Juvenal's afterlives.Provides detailed and up-to-date guidance on the texts and contexts of Persius and Juvenal Offers substantial discussion of the reception of both authors, reflecting some of the most innovative work being done in contemporary ClassicsContains a thorough exploration of Persius' and Juvenal's afterlives