L'Invention de la Ville Moderne

Chapter 1 uses a historical, and notably unconventional, example of witnessing to demonstrate how bearing witness involves sometimes radical and purposeful rhetorical invention (or...

This book examines dramatic dialogue in English-language theatre, tracing verbal invention across four centuries from Shakespeare and Restoration comedy right up to contemporary En...

A highly original interpretation of the history of Western culture that presents a first in-depth analysis of the cultural impact of communication. Explains how the media have help...

Demonstrating how Chaucer uses the Bible inThe Canterbury Talesas an authoritative literary source and model for his own literary production, this book explores the ways in which t...