William Harvey's "An Anatomical Disquisition on the Motion of the Heart & Blood in Animals" (1628) is a groundbreaking work that radically transformed the understanding of human physiology and anatomy. This seminal text employs a meticulous empirical approach and integrates detailed anatomical observations with a passionate philosophical inquiry into the nature of life itself. Harvey's use of clear, methodical prose, combined with authoritative empirical evidence, challenges existing notio...

“I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child”, wrote Charles Dickens. “And his name is David Copperfield.” Since the first installment appeared in 1849, readers have shared Charles Dickens’ deep affection for his most personal novel. Amid the bustle and color of early-Victorian England, the eponymous young protagonist makes his path through sorrow, suffering, and naiveté to heroic maturation. In his travails, young David is accompanied by a delicious cast of characters: his abusive step...

The Ulysses Guide: Tours Through Joyce's Dublin is an essential resource for readers of James Joyce's Ulysses. Following the novel's eighteen episodes through their original locations, it recreates the Dublin of 1904 against the backdrop of today's streetscape.First published in 1988 and updated here for 2025 to reflect new Joycean research and changes that have taken place in the continued evolution of Dublin city, The Ulysses Guide is a beloved companion to Joyc...

This book describes the conceptualization, assessment, and evidence-based behavioral treatment of migraine and tension-type headache – two of the world's most common medical conditions, and also frequent, highly disabling comorbidities among psychiatric patients. Headache disorders at their core are neurobiological phenomena, but numerous behavioral factors play an integral role in their onset and maintenance – and many providers are unfamiliar with how to work effectively with these patie...

Emphasizing a performative and stage-centered approach, this book considers early modern European theater as an international phenomenon. Early modern theater was remarkable both in the ways that it represented material and symbolic exchanges across political, linguistic, and cultural borders (both "national" and "regional") but also in the ways that it enacted them. Contributors study various modalities of exchange, including the material and causal influence of one theater upon another, ...

In "The Works of William Harvey M.D," the seminal texts of the father of modern physiology are meticulously compiled, showcasing Harvey's groundbreaking theories on circulation and the function of the heart. Combining an intricate narrative style with rigorous scientific examination, Harvey's writings reflect the transition from ancient humoral theory to empirical observation. His innovative use of anatomical illustrations complements the textual discourse, offering readers both clarity an...

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This volume, published in honour of Egyptologist Professor Rosalie David OBE, presents the latest research on three of the most important aspects of ancient Egyptian civilisation: mummies, magic and medical practice. Drawing on recent archaeological fieldwork, new research on human remains, reassessments of ancient texts and modern experimental archaeology, it attempts to answer some of Egyptology's biggest questions: how did Tutankhamun die? How were the Pyramids built? How were mummies m...

Fossils and Forgotten Worlds: 8 Classic Books in Paleontology gathers foundational popular and scientific writing on deep time, extinct life, and the interpretive labor of reading Earth's stratified archive. Moving between descriptive natural history, evolutionary speculation, geological synthesis, and vivid reconstructions of prehistoric landscapes, the volume demonstrates how paleontology has long depended upon both exact observation and imaginative historical narrative. Its standout val...

Imagined Borders/Lived Ambiguity: Intersections of Repression and Resistance examines the theoretical versatility of the concept of “borders.” The impulse to categorize, while present from antiquity in Western culture, has increased in intensity since the advent of the modern age with its corresponding political rise in the ideology of the sovereign nation-state. While immigration is the common mental image Westerners have when discussing borders, immigration is only the tip of the iceberg...

What is Romanticism? In this Very Short Introduction Michael Ferber answers this by considering who the romantics were and looks at what they had in common -- their ideas, beliefs, commitments, and tastes. He looks at the birth and growth of Romanticism throughout Europe and the Americas, and examines various types of Romantic literature, music, painting, religion, and philosophy. Focusing on topics, Ferber looks at the 'Sensibility' movement, which preceded Romanticism; ...

Written by a team of leading international scholars, this Companion is designed to illuminate Shakespeare's works through discussion of the key topics of Shakespeare studies. Twenty-one essays provide lively and authoritative approaches to recent scholarship and criticism for readers keen to expand their knowledge and appreciation of Shakespeare. The book contains stimulating chapters on traditional topics such as Shakespeare's biography and the transmission of his texts. Individual readin...