Books by Michael G. Brennan

It shows how the full range of Greene's writings was inspired and underpinned by his fascination with the essential human duality of political action and religious belief, coupled with an insistent need as a writer to keep the political personal.

Few families have contributed as much to English history and literature as the Sidney family. This two-volume Ashgate Research Companion assesses the current state of scholarship on family members and their impact in the period 1500-1700. Volume 1, Lives, includes an overview of the Sidneys and politics, providing some links to court events, entert

Taking a chronological approach, this volume offers an overview of the Sidneys across several generations. By analysing various individuals and their writings, this work offers a perspective, not only on the culture of English politics, but also on the self-perception and ambitions of a leading renaissance family.

The letters of Dorothy Percy Sidney, Countess of Leicester, dating predominantly from about 1636 until 1643, cover a wide range of issues and vividly illustrate her centrality to her illustrious family's personal and public affairs. This title presents these letters fully transcribed and edited.