Category: 18th-Century History and Culture

Hot Off Penn Press: March madness

Here at Penn Press, we've had a slew of new books publish in just the last month, spanning from the history of black nationalist women to the written record of… READ MORE

Eighteenth-Century Rap Battles

Today, we have a guest post from Colin Wells, Professor of English at St. Olaf College and author of Poetry Wars: Verse and Politics in the American Revolution and Early… READ MORE

The Legacy of “Projects”

Today we have a guest post from David Alff, who teaches English at the University of Buffalo and whose exciting book The Wreckage of Intentions: Projects in British Culture, 1660-1730 was recently published… READ MORE

Hot Off Penn Press: Welcome to fall

In our location of Philadelphia, it sure doesn't feel like fall quite yet with temperatures in the high '80s, but the calendar doesn't lie: last Friday marked the official start… READ MORE