"Seventeenth-century Europe swirled with conjectures and debates over what was real and what constituted 'nature', currents that would soon gather force to form modern science. Natural Light deliberates on the era's uncertainties, as distilled in the work of painter Adam Elsheimer -- a short-lived, tragic German artist who has always been something of a cult secret. Elsheimer's diminutive, intense and mysterious narrative compositions related figures...

The only official companion to the seven spellbinding novels about the Boy Who Lived, fully illustrated and superbly sorted - the perfect gift for Harry Potter fans of all ages! Whisk yourself away to Harry Potter's wizarding world with this Whiz-bang of an illustrated companion. Discover magical places, study wandlore, encounter fantastic beasts, and find out about the witches and wizards who lived. From the Sorting Hat to the secrets of the Forbidden...

"'Shakespeare and queer theory' is an indispensable guide to the ongoing critical debates about queer method both within and beyond Shakespeare studies. Clearly elucidating the central ideas and history of the field, the volume also discusses current early modern debates about historicism, embodiment and queer method. Through original readings of Shakespearean texts and film adaptations, this book illustrates the value of queer theory to Shakespeare...

"The first survey of Leo Lionni's career"--