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Reading Practice: The Pursuit of Natural Knowledge from Manuscript to Print
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ by Kimberly Anne

Reading Practice: The Pursuit of Natural Knowledge from Manuscript to Print

The key purpose of Melissa Reynolds's first book, Reading Practice: The Pursuit of Natural Knowledge from Manuscript to Print, is to explore how readers interacted with texts and manuscripts related to natural knowledge and how the readers...
Notework: Victorian Literature and Nonlinear Style
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ by Ahmet M Ateş

Notework: Victorian Literature and Nonlinear Style

Victorian literature often presents the two matching pieces of the same artefact – expressed and implied. Naturally, any work of literature written in this period carries traces of the obscure and intertwined. In Notework, Simon Reader draws...
Eleanor of Aquitaine, as It Was Said: Truth and Tales about the Medieval Queen
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ by Kimberly Anne

Eleanor of Aquitaine, as It Was Said: Truth and Tales about the Medieval Queen

The presence of women in positions of power has consistently captivated individuals, and the reign of Eleanor of Aquitaine is a prime example of this phenomenon. Born in 1122, she was a prominent medieval queen who held power in both France...
Nobody's Boy and His Pals: The Story of Jack Robbins and the Boys’ Brotherhood Republic
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ by Amol Saghar

Nobody's Boy and His Pals: The Story of Jack Robbins and the Boys’ Brotherhood Republic

Hendrik Hartog's Nobody’s Boy and His Pals is about one of the little-known social reformers of the United States, Jack Robbins. This book provides an engaging account of the Boys’ Brotherhood Republic and its legacy. Boys’ Brotherhood Republic...
Medieval Song from Aristotle to Opera
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ by Bradford Lee Eden

Medieval Song from Aristotle to Opera

Sarah Kay is a prolific writer on medieval European literature and the arts. The concept of song as logos and phone (text plus music) is most apparent in medieval song, where not only the performance of the song but its presentation in the...
Embattled Nation: Canada's Wartime Election of 1917
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ by Stefan venceljovski

Embattled Nation: Canada's Wartime Election of 1917

Patrice Dutil and David MacKenzie provide a detailed and well-researched account of Canada's political and social landscape during World War I, focusing on the 1917 election and the issue of conscription. The book is commendable for its extensive...
Women Religious Crossing between Cloister and the World: Nunneries in Europe and the Americas, ca. 1200–1700
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ by Kelly Palmer

Women Religious Crossing between Cloister and the World: Nunneries in Europe and the Americas, ca. 1200–1700

Women Religious Crossing Between Cloister and the World: Nunneries in Europe and the Americas, ca. 1200-1700 is the result of a collaborative research project focused on the relationships between women and the “religious.” Edited by art historian...
Music in Golden-Age Florence, 1250–1750: From the Priorate of the Guilds to the End of the Medici Grand Duchy
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ by Bradford Lee Eden

Music in Golden-Age Florence, 1250–1750: From the Priorate of the Guilds to the End of the Medici Grand Duchy

As the title indicates, this book presents the music composed and performed in Florence during its most prolific and productive time: from the Middle Ages to the end of the Baroque. This 500-year time capsule saw Florence as a politically...
Humsafar: The World of Urdu Poetry
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ by Ankita G

Humsafar: The World of Urdu Poetry

“Humsafar” is an Urdu word which means "companion." True to its name, this book acts as a friend to guide the audience through the complex world of Urdu poetry. Hitesh Gupta Aadil is an Urdu language and literature enthusiast and translator...
The Lost Queen: The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza―the Forgotten Queen Who Bridged Two Worlds
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ by Reisa Rogovein

The Lost Queen: The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza―the Forgotten Queen Who Bridged Two Worlds

British author, Sophie Shorland, a former Research Fellow at the University of Warwick, takes a very friendly approach to describe the difficult life of King Charles II's Queen Consort, the Portuguese Catherine of Braganza. Shorland's audience...
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