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First published in 1895 and here revised and annotated, Hastings Rashdall's monumental study of medieval universities includes an in-depth examination of the three great archetypal universities of...

Intended to celebrate the 70th birthday of the distinguished historian, Lawrence Stone, these essays owe much to his influence. There are also four appreciations by friends and colleagues from Oxford...

Hardcover in very good condition. Reprinted in 1980. Edited and completed by Geoffrey Carnall. The jacket is sunned on the spine, not affecting text. Light foxing on the page block. Pages are clean;...

Philo Of Alexandria ; Critically Edited With A Defense Of Its Genuineness By F.c. Conybeare, With A Facsimile. Greek, Armenian, And Latin. Reprint. Originally Published: Oxford : Clarendon Press,...

Paperback: 182 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press; 2nd edition (1974) Language: English ISBN-10: 0198813325 ISBN-13: 978-0198813323 Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches

Though the drama of Oscar Wilde's life has for many years obscured the artistry of his work, recent critical and biographical studies have generated renewed interest in his writings and created a...

This is the first full study of Galen's references to Jews and Christians, three of which are preserved only in an arabic version of a lost Greek Life of Galen. Galen's judgements are remarkably...

The period between 1500 and 1700 marked a major transition in the historical development of English towns. With the Reformation, many of the characteristic, traditional features of towns were...

Georg Büchner died in 1837 at a tragically early age, and his three works for the stage remained virtually unknown for half a century. Today all three, especially Danton's Death, his great play about...

This edition embraces Strindberg's crucial transition from Naturalism to Modernism, from his two finest achievements as a psychological realist, The Father and Miss Julie, to the three plays in which...

Bronte's second novel is a passionate and courageous challenge to the conventions supposedly upheld by Victorian society. The heroine leaves her dissolute husband and must earn her own living to...

In 1836 the 23-year-old Dickens was invited by his publishers to write `a monthly something' illustrated by sporting plates. Thus the Pickwick Club was born: its supposed `papers' soom outgrew their...

This authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together all Hopkins's poetry and a generous...

This lavishly illustrated book is the first architectural history of one of Oxford's most famous colleges. The contributors discuss the foundation of the college, the construction of its medieval...

The De Doctrina Christiana ("On Christian Teaching") is one of Augustine's most important works on the classical tradition. Undertaken at the same time as the Confessions, it sheds light on the...

'Hear and attend and listen...'Rudyard Kipling is a supreme master of the short story in English and a poet of brilliant gifts. His energy and inventiveness poured themselves into every kind of tale,...

Of all the classical poets Gaius Valerius Catullus (c. 84-54 BC) is the most accessible to the modern reader. Presented alongside the original Latin text, this new translation reflects Catullus'...

Three Tales offers an excellent introduction to the work of one of the world's greatest novelists. A Simple Heart is set in the Normandy of Flaubert's childhood, while Saint Julian and Herodias draw...

Hardback edition, 233 pages. Published by University press Oxford by Vivian Ridler. Printer to the University. Printed in Great Britain Oxford University press 1975.Taken from inside dust jacket flap...

The terrible history of the Inquisition is told here by the distinguished scholar Cecil Roth, who was Reader in Jewish Studies at Oxford University. The text is illustrated with documents and prints...