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In" The Sappho History," Margaret Reynolds traces the story of the reception of Sappho's poetry and her afterlife in literature and art from the mid 18th century to the present day. For women writers in the Romantic period, she symbolized possibility; for the young Tennyson, she was a private ancest... More

Eliot probes deeply into the psychology of commonplace people caught in the act of uncommon heroics. Alexandre Dumas called this novel 'the masterpiece of the century.'In Adam Bede (1859) George Eliot took the well-worn tale of a lovely dairy-maid seduced by a careless squire, and out if it created ... More

From swashbuckling heroines to weary prostitutes, images of women pirates have been as varied and colorful as the seas on which they have plied their centuries-old trade. Simultaneously revered and reviled by superstitious male mariners, the realities of these women's lives have been lost in a fog o... More

This exciting new series provides readers with an introduction to some of the best works in contemporary literature. Each is a guide to the works of the subject author, his or her themes, genre and narrative technique. Each guide features an exclusive interview with the author giving valuable insigh... More

Born around 630 BC on the Greek Island of Lesbos, Sappho is now regarded as the greatest lyrical poet of Greece. Her work survives only in fragments, yet her influence extends throughout Western literature, fuelled by the speculations and romances which have gathered around her name, her story, her ... More

"This collection shows that women have seen themselves as aggressive and receptive lovers, as well as philosophically sexual and loving partners, since the beginning of recorded history."SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEHere is the first collection of female erotic writing through the ages, and the first to r... More

This exciting new series provides readers with an introduction to some of the best works in contemporary literature. Each is a guide to the works of the subject author, his or her themes, genre and narrative technique. Each guide features an exclusive interview with the author giving valuable insigh... More