Covers different guitar traditions and styles from baroque classical country blues and rock to flamenco African and Celtic. From the first mention in courtly poetry of the thirteenth century to enormous global popularity in the twentieth the guitar and its devel... Lees meer.

Cicero is one of the most important and influential thinkers within the history of Western philosophy. For the last thirty years his reputation as a philosopher has once again been on the rise after close to a century of very low esteem. This Companion introduces reade... Lees meer.

This unique volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics in three particular ways. first through the historical trajectory of the school itself and its influence second through the recovery of the history of Stoic thought third through the ongoing conf... Lees meer.

Creative writing has become a highly professionalised academic discipline with popular courses and prestigious degree programmes worldwide. This book is a must for all students and teachers of creative writing indeed for anyone who aspires to be a published writer. It... Lees meer.

The widespread view that mystical activity in the Middle Ages was a rarefied enterprise of a privileged spiritual elite has led to isolation of the medieval mystics into a separate narrowly defined category. Taking the opposite view this book shows how individual... Lees meer.

What is the purpose of comparative constitutional law. Comparing constitutions allows us to consider the similarities and differences in forms of government and the normative philosophies behind constitutional choices. Constitutional comparisons offer hermeneutic he... Lees meer.

Fifteen short accessible essays exploring the most important topics and themes in John Milton s masterpiece Paradise Lost. The essays invite readers to begin their own independent exploration of the poem by equipping them with useful background knowledge introducing... Lees meer.

Widely acknowledged as the principal architect of Scottish common sense philosophy Thomas Reid is increasingly recognized today as one of the finest philosophers of the eighteenth century. Combining a sophisticated response to the skeptical and idealist views of his da... Lees meer.

As a creative medium ancient Greek tragedy has had an extraordinarily wide influence. many of the surviving plays are still part of the theatrical repertoire and texts like Agamemnon Antigone and Medea have had a profound effect on Western culture. This Companion i... Lees meer.

Michael Oakeshott 1901 1990 was one of the leading British philosophers of the twentieth century. He has been influential particularly as a political philosopher but his work reflects a range of philosophical interests that have more gradually come to be appreciated.... Lees meer.

The Cambridge Companion to Philosophical Methodology offers clear and comprehensive coverage of the main methodological debates and approaches within philosophy. The chapters in this volume approach the question of how to do philosophy from a wide range of perspectives... Lees meer.

Fourteen original essays providing a comprehensive introduction to Renaissance humanism. From the fourteenth to the seventeenth century humanism played a key role in European culture. Beginning as a movement based on the recovery interpretation and imitation of anc... Lees meer.

Arthur Schopenhauer 1788 1860 is something of a maverick figure in the history of philosophy. He produced a unique theory of the world and human existence based upon his notion of will. This collection analyses the related but distinct components of will from the poin... Lees meer.

Friedrich Nietzsche 1844 1900 remains one of the most challenging influential and controversial figures in the history of philosophy. The New Cambridge Companion to Nietzsche provides a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to his most difficult ideas including the wil... Lees meer.

Jane Austen s stock in the popular marketplace has never been higher while academic studies continue to uncover new aspects of her engagement with her world. This fully updated edition of the acclaimed Cambridge Companion offers clear accessible coverage of the intric... Lees meer.