Philip Cox Livres

"The best (and the best written) book about Austen that has appeared in the last three decades."—Nina Auerbach, Journal of English and Germanic Philology"By looking at the ways in which Austen domesticates the gothic in Northanger Abbey , examines the conventions of male inheritance and its negative impact on attempts to define the family as a site of care and generosity in Sense and Sensibility , makes claims for the desirability of 'personal happiness as a liberating moral category' in Pride and Prejudice , validates the rights of female authority in Emma , and stresses the benefits of female independence in Persuasion , Johnson offers an original and persuasive reassessment of Jane Austen's thought."—Kate Fullbrook, Times Higher Education Supplement

Examining important works of contemporary and canonical literature, this volume traces the history of youth gangs and their deleterious impact on modern society.

Focusing on the practice of stage adaptation during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, this book explores how works by authors like William Godwin, Walter Scott, and Charles Dickens were transformed for the stage. Through detailed case studies, it examines the interplay between these adaptations and the original texts, highlighting themes of social and political justice, identity, and the rise of the professional writer. The analysis provides valuable context for understanding the production and reception of canonical literature from this era.

Shows how Jane Austen became Jane Austen. The author begins by exploring the most important monuments and portraits of Austen, then passes through the four critical phases of Austen's reception - the Victorian era, the First and Second World Wars, and the establishment of the Austen House and Museum in 1949.

Verhoeven demonstrates that Karakozov's attempt on the life of Alexander II inaugurated a new form of modern terrorist political violence—the murder of a crowned ruler, conceived as a form of action and communication intended to catalyze revolution.

In a tense battle of intellect, LAPD detective Sam Leroy confronts a cunning serial killer who terrorizes Los Angeles. As the city holds its breath, Leroy must navigate the dark complexities of the case, utilizing his skills to outsmart a formidable adversary. The story delves into the psychological cat-and-mouse game between detective and killer, revealing the high stakes of crime and justice in a city gripped by fear.

A selection of Anti-Jacobin novels reprinted in full with annotations. The set includes works by male and female writers holding a range of political positions within the Anti-Jacobin camp, and represents the French Revolution, American Revolution, Irish Rebellion and political unrest in Scotland.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Theory and Application of Diagrams, Diagrams 2012, held in Canaterbury, UK, in July 2012. The 16 long papers, 6 short papers and 21 poster abstracts presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 83 submissions. The papers are organized in keynotes, tutorial, workshops, graduate student symposium and topical sections on psychological and cognitive issues, diagram layout, diagrams and data analysis, Venn and Euler diagrams, reasoning with diagrams, investigating aesthetics, applications of diagrams.