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Western opera is a globalized and globalizing phenomenon and affords us a unique opportunity for exploring the concept of "orientalism," the subject of literary scholar Edward Said's modern classic on the topic. Nicholas Tarling's Orientalism and the Operatic World places opera in the context of its steady globalization over the past two centuries. In this important survey, Tarling first considers how the Orient appears on the operatic stage in Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States before exploring individual operas according to the region of the "Orient" in which the work is set

Millions of American Christians see US support for the State of Israel as a God-ordained responsibility. Robert O. Smith provides an in-depth look at the English Protestant tradition of Judeo-centric prophecy interpretation at the heart of this popular affinity

Men's history—masculine history, if you will—begins when we redefine our usual notion of historical significance and when we shift our usual frame of reference. Once we have made these two conceptual adjustments, we uncover some secrets hidden in the familiar landscape of the past. More often—and ultimately more important—as we shift our angle of vision, we recognise new meanings in the evidence that lay in front of our eyes all along.1A man would never set out to write a book on the peculiar situation of the human male. But if I wish to define myself I must first of all say: 'I am a woman'; a man never begins by presenting himself as an individual of a certain sex, it goes without saying that he is a man.2

"Criticisms on the Rolliad", "Probationary odes", and "Political miscellanies" also published separately. ; "Originally appeared in the Morning herald and Daily advertiser for 1784 and following years." Each number of the "Criticisms on the Rolliad" professed to be a commentary on a new epic that had just appeared . The Rolliad, which took its name from John Rolle, M. P. "Probationary odes" purported to be the competitive essays of Warton's rivals for the laureateship. cf. Camb. hist. of Eng. lit., v. 11. p. 38, 434. ; A collection of satires on Pitt and his followers by Richard Tickell, Richard Fitzpatrick, Joseph Richardson, George Ellis, French Laurence and others. ; Title vignette, engraved. "Twenty-second edition." ; Advertisement.--Advertisement to the fourth edition.--Dedication to Sir Lloyd Kenyon.--Short account of the family of the Rollos, now Rolles, faithfully extracted from the records of the Herald's office.--Extract from the dedication of the Rolliad, an epic poem.--Criticisms on the Rolliad.--Political eclogues.--Probationary odes for the laureatship: with a preliminary discourse, by Sir John Hawkins [pseud.]--Political miscellanies. ; Mode of access: Internet.