Rereading George Eliot

Rereading George EliotA noted Eliot scholar explores how we become different interpreters of literature as we undergo psychological change. In a probing analysis that has broad implications for theories of reading, Bernard J. Paris explores how personal needs and changes in his own psychology have affected his responses to George Eliot over the years. Having lost his earlier enthusiasm for her "Religion of Humanity," he now appreciates the psychological intuitions that are

but for interested western readers

This book examines the phenomenon of infanticide in Ireland from 1850 to 1900

local topography

improving planting efficiency and encouraging early production

leading engineers

Wolf Liebeschuetz is one of the most distinguished

historical ecology and human impacts on ancient environments

both personally and professionally

going beyond simply describing current housing policy to situate it firmly within a broader political context

early monasticism

the chemical composition of apples in different seasons

Sand and Pebbles presents the first complete English rendering of Shasekishū—the classic