Could Medieval Readers Shut Up?
04/25/2018
Today, we have a guest post from Daniel Donoghue, John P. Marquand Professor of English at Harvard University and author of the new book How the Anglo-Saxons Read Their Poems. The book pursues… READ MORE
Category: Intellectual History
Hot Off Penn Press: New books for spring
04/10/2018
Don't miss our latest slate of new titles, with topics spanning from the philosophy of the far right to the life of Meriwether Lewis, from Christianity in Mozambique to the… READ MORE
Afternoon Coffee Break: Divine Art, Infernal Machine by Elizabeth L. Eisenstein
03/20/2018
This blog post comes from Penn Press's Direct Mail and Advertising Manager, Tracy Kellmer, continuing the Afternoon Coffee Break series, in which Tracy shares her reflections and observations about a… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: March madness
03/01/2018
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
Hot Off Penn Press: Happy Holidays!
12/20/2017
The Holiday season is upon us, and if you're looking for last-minute gifts, or just trying to sort out your own vacation reading, Penn Press has a host of new… READ MORE
Frankenstein and the Rights of the Child
11/07/2017
Today we have an exciting guest post from Eileen Hunt Botting, Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame and author of Mary Shelley and the Rights of… READ MORE
The Legacy of “Projects”
10/31/2017
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
Family & Fantasy: How Early Christians Imagined Jesus, Mary, and Joseph at Home
09/28/2017
Today, we have a blog post from Christopher A. Frilingos, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Michigan State University and author of the Jesus, Mary, and Joseph: Family Trouble in… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: Back to school already?
08/17/2017
The first day of fall classes is rapidly approaching at colleges and universities all over, so what better time to check out Penn Press's latest slate of new titles? Indeed,… READ MORE
Secular vs. Scientific Apocalypticism
07/10/2017
Today we have a guest post from Lisa Vox, author of Existential Threats: American Apocalyptic Beliefs in the Technological Era. Seeking to address American's longstanding fascination with visions of the apocalypse,… READ MORE
