Anna Baldwin Knihy

Creative Paint Workshop for Mixed-Media Artists explores a wide variety of innovative and experimental paint techniques that can add stunning visual impact and texture to many types of work.

Exploring the moral complexities of societal issues, the novel delves into the lives of individuals who stand firm against the temptation to ignore the truth, contrasting them with those driven by an obsessive need for acceptance. It challenges readers to reflect on the internal struggles of these characters, questioning their ability to confront their true selves. Through this examination, the narrative highlights the tension between integrity and the desire for belonging, prompting deep introspection about personal values and societal pressures.

This is a comprehensive guide to a literary period characterized by great variety and imagination, and vividly alert to the social transformations overtaking society. Spanning almost two centuries, it introduces the reader to a diverse range of authors writing for a fast-developing readership of both men and women. Each chapter focuses on a group of genres primarily associated with a particular social class – from the Drama and Saints' Lives accessible to the illiterate, to the sophisticated Romances of Love savoured by the aristocracy and the Court. Lively historical narratives place each group of texts in their social, political and cultural contexts. Significant or typical texts are given more detailed analysis that includes critical issues and questions to guide the reader's own approach, and each section is supported by a detailed bibliography of further reading.