Books in the Clarendon Paperbacks series

Explores Kafka's early dandyism and interest in fashion, literary decadence, and the "superficial" spectacle of modern urban life, as well as his subsequent repudiation of these phenomena in forging a literary identity as an isolated, otherwordly "poet" of modern alientation.

This monograph develops and defends a novel version of mathematical realism - the view that to engage in mathematics is to investigate the features of real mathematical things - and refocuses philosophical attention on the pressing foundational issues of contemporary mathematics.

This book challenges the traditional distinction between eros, the love found in Greek thought, and agape, the love characteristic of Christianity. By showing that Plato's account of eros is not founded on self-interest, the author restores the place of erotic love as a Christian motif, and unravels some long standing confusions in philosophical discussions about love.

Deryck Cooke displays his masterly common sense in this study of how and why The Ring took the shape it did. He covers the first two operas of the cycle - Rheingold and The Valkyrie - giving an understanding and appreciation to every lover of Wagner's music.

In this clear and authoritative introduction to the medieval history of the British Isles, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are viewed together, revealing the similarities and contrasts between the different regions.

This book provides a fascinating introduction to women's lives in the centuries when Christianity became the dominant religion. There are chapters on women and the law, medicine, and domestic life, and the author discusses some of the anicent, many still influential, theories about the nature of women. "Wonderfully rich in detail and example" - Daily Telegraph

This is a comprehensive history of Macedonia, the home of Philip II and Alexander the Great. It traces the history of the Macedonian state in action from early times right down to 167 BC, and analyses its institutions in Europe, Asia, and Egypt.

A study of the history of Shakespeare criticism in the modern era. Hugh Grady charts the construction of Shakespeare as a 20th-century Modernist text by redirecting "new historicist" methods to an investigation of the social roots of contemporary Shakespeare criticism itself.

Focusing on a new development in economic theory which involves bounded or limited rationality, the author describes two laboratory experiments that test versions of his macroeconomic models. He analyzes some promising applications of the methods surveyed, as well as their limitations.

This critical examination questions whether private property can be claimed as one of the rights of mankind. The author contrasts two types of arguments about rights: those based on historical entitlement, and those based on the importance of property to freedom.

This sustained philosophical analysis and critique of the "Theaetetus" attempts to provide a detailed examination of Plato's arguments on the nature of knowledge and the issues raised. It examines rival interpretations of the text and compares the "Theaetetus" to Plato's other works.

A selection of writings from the "Ancrene Wisse", a guide for female recluses written in the West Midlands in the early 13th century, and the closely related religious works of the "Katherine Group". This edition is designed to introduce them to a wider audience.

The Hellenistic poets of the third century BC, such as Theocritus, Callimachus and Apollonius Rhodius, have not received enough critical attention. This book provides an overview of their poetry and its influence on Latin literature.

Now available in paperback, this is a study of Victorian feminism which focuses on four leading feminists: Emily Davies, Frances Power Cobbe, Josephine Butler, and Millicent Garrett Fawcett. Barbara Caine uncovers the range, diversity, and complexity of Victorian feminism, and examines the relationship between personal experience and feminist commitment.

George Berkeley (1685-1753) is famous for his bold metaphysical doctrine that matter does not exist, and that the sensations we take to be caused by an independent external world are instead caused directly by God. Kenneth P. Winkler offers an interpretation and assessment of the arguments Berkeley gives.

Concerned with the problem of existence in mathematics, this volume develops a mathematical system in which there are no existence assertions but only assertions of constructibility. It explores the philosophical implications of such an approach in the writings of Field, Burgess, Maddy and Kitcher.

This volume differs from other collections because the essays it contains are specially written to address a particular theme. Its subject - Universal Grammar - is a central one in theoretical linguistics. Accessibly written and, now in paperback, it will be useful to advanced undergraduates.

Apart from individual rights, claims have long been made for collective (minority) rights. Now a "third generation" of rights is appearing, the rights of peoples, exemplified by the African Charter of Human and Peoples Rights of 1981. This volume discusses the new generation of rights.

This text opens with an overview of the rhetorical system as it was developed in classical times. It surveys and analyzes material from Aristotle and Plato through the Renaissance to the modern novel and the critical theories of Roman Jakobson and Paul de Man.

This treatise explores the connection between new historicism and Renaissance literature and explores its significance for English studies as a whole. It details fresh readings of a number of classic texts, as well as an understanding of the complex functions of the canon itself.

This study of ideas of justice and punishment held by the ancient Greeks traces the development of these ideas from Homer to Plato, analysing in particular the completely radical new system of punishment put forward by Plato in his dialogue, 'The Laws'. It spans traditional Greek ideas to Plato's views on homicide and poisoning by doctors.

This work contains a commentary on one of the most famous comedies from Ancient Greece, Aristophanes' "Frogs", as well as the complete Greek text. It also features a comprehensive introduction, and offers help with translation.

A survey of all aspects of plainchant, including the liturgy, musical forms and styles, types of chant books, notation and theory. This study also presents a historical survey tracing the spread of plainchant throughout medieval Europe and down to our own times.

The Gorgias is a vivid introduction to the central problems of moral and political philosophy. In the notes to his translation, Professor Irwin discusses the historical and social context of the dialogue, expounds and criticises the arguments, and tries above all to suggest the questions a modern reader ought to raise about Plato's doctrines. No knowledge of Greek is necessary.

An exploration of an idea common to Plato and Aristotle, which unites their treatments of love and friendship, and promises to resolve the old dichotomy between egoism and altruism.

This volume brings together lawyers, accountants, sociologists and economists to explore some central themes of the legal and organizational accountability of the public corporation. The papers offer the first sustained attempt to transcend the institutionalist and contractarian visions which, during the 1980s, became the mainstream perspectives in corporate analysis.

This study of the West Indies in the mid-19th century draws on the experiences of more than a dozen sugar colonies to illustrate the politics and society of the islands on the eve of emancipation. It places British government policies towards the region in the context of Victorian attitudes.

H.C.G. Matthew's writings on the life and career of Gladstone are widely acknowledged as having greatly added to our understanding of the politician and his times.

This detailed study examines the operatic work's historical position in the Restoration theatre, and shows that, far from being an operatic anomaly, it was deeply rooted in 17th century English theatrical and musical traditions.

This study of English popular radicalism during the period between the anti-Jacobin government 'Terror' of the 1790s and the beginnings of Chartism challenges conventional distinctions between 'high' and 'low' culture, revealing the links between the political underworld and literary culture, poverty, crime and prophetic religion.