Barrow’s timely book is the first to examine the link between Victorian poetry, the study of language, and political reform. Focusing on a range of literary,
The interest among Victorian readers in classical literature from Asia has been greatly underestimated. The popularity of the Arabian Nights and The Rubaiyat of
This edited volume investigates translations from the languages of China into the languages of Western societies, from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Rather th