William Blake (1757-1827), hailed as ‘the glorious luminary’ by William Rossetti, is one of the great mystics in the history of Western art. This volume brings together some of the…

A comprehensive record of Henry Moore’s life and work, of the influences that shaped his vision, and of his reactions to the work of other artists, periods and cultures. Spanning…

Acclaimed historian Alan Brinkley gives us a sharply realized portrait of Henry Luce, arguably the most important publisher of the twentieth century.

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn…

This collection examines intertextual intersections in the works of Henry Vaughan and John Milton and considers their aesthetic, philosophical, or political implications. The volume not only adds to the debate…

A guide to the biggest sporting event in the world–for those who like their soccer turbocharged with trivia, tall tales, stats, quizzes, and photos.

Henry Herzog survived the liquidation of the Rzeszow ghetto in Poland and endured forced labor camps. He documents the increasing severity of Nazi rule in Rzeszow and the complicity of…

The development of cavalry firearms and the widespread disappearance of armour from the European battlefield saw a decline in the use of the cavalry lance in early modern warfare. However…