Edward II

Edward IIAuthor: Jeffrey Masten ISBN: 9781408133453 Publisher: Bloomsbury Year first published: 28 May 2026 Pages: 456 Format: Paperback softback Vivid and daring in Marlowe's time and ours, Edward II has captivated generations of readers, audiences and performers with its evocative portrayal of passionate friendship, kingly power and brutal retribution. Leading scholar Jeffrey Masten's new edition of Marlowe's great tragedy distils its importance for the

and accompanied by introductions and bibliographies

This book provides both a single interpretative frame and a novel approach to border crossing: an analysis of the reconfiguration of memory

incarnated in the infamous "squeegee man

Jenny is a realist novel that takes an unsparing look at the role of women in society while illuminating the struggles a young artist faces on the path to success and independence

Katharine Tynan

Raucous crowds still gathered at the Old Barbary Coast dives and dance halls

as part of a unified theory of power

How burial and cremation traditions

This edition of Robert Paltock's The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers

Ortberg bloodily turns familiar tales inside out

The battle of Hobbes and his successors against the orthodoxy was also a battle for civil peace

Claudia explains how an individual can tap into their personal reservoir of wisdom and find answers to the all-important questions of purpose