Imitating Authors is a major study of the theory and practice of imitatio (the imitation of one author by another) from antiquity to the present day. It extends from early Greek texts right up to recent fictions about clones and artificial humans, and illuminates both the theory and practice of imitation. At its centre lie the imitating authors of the English Renaissance, including Ben Jonson and the most imitated imitator of them all, John Milton. Imitating Authors

It is the seventh year of the Trojan War. The Greek army is camped outside Troy and Achilles - their military hero - refuses to fight. Inside the city Troilus, the Trojan King's son, falls in love with Cressida, whose father has defected to the Greek camp. In an exchange of prisoners the couple are split - they believe forever. The honour of lovers and soldiers is tested as a fierce battle begins and heroes must prove their worth.

A key anthology for students of English literature, Metaphysical Poetry is a collection whose unique philosophical insights are some of the crowning achievements of Renaissance verse, edited with an introduction and notes by Colin Burrow in Penguin Classics.Spanning the Elizabethan age to the Restoration and beyond, Metaphysical poetry sought to describe a time of startling progress, scientific discovery, unrivalled exploration and deep religious uncertainty. This compelli...

Colin O'Neill, a National Service conscript in the Australian Army during 1967-1969, is a Vietnam veteran. He was also an unsworn member with the Victorian Police Department and became Head of School Security for the Victorian Education Department in 1974. On April Fool's Day 1996, Colin was admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor and continued to practice in the areas of crime, family violence and industrial relations until he retired in 2022.A Question of Arson...

Murder is seen as the most reviled crime in society and Australia has not escaped its fair share of this abhorrent act over the years.What makes a person take the life or lives of another? What is the outcome when they are caught? What cold cases are still unsolved to this day?Retired lawyer, Colin O'Neill delves into the archives to tease out the stories of those who have gone down the path of murder.From the toxic tea killer, Caroline 'Aunt Thally' Grills, quietly...

Colin O'Neill, a National conscript in the Australian Army in 1967-69, provides his honest reflection of service in Vietnam.An eye-opening account that varies from the harsh realities of war to the inside of a career as an unsworn member in the Victorian Police Department and fulfilling the role of Head of School Security for the Victorian Education Department.A life given to serving, protecting, and preventing crime, Colin's story is filled with humour, notorious and unbel...

Humorous, compelling and raw, Colin O'Neill recounts his decades of experiences as the April Fool's Day lawyer...Colin O'Neill was admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor on April Fool's Day in 1996.For the next 25 years he practiced and represented clients mainly in the areas of crime, family violence and industrial relations.This book is a firsthand account of Colin's reflection of the law, detailing a plethora of case law references and...

Published just after the Second World War, European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages is a sweeping exploration of the remarkable continuity of European literature across time and place, from the classical era up to the early nineteenth century, and from the Italian peninsula to the British Isles. In what T. S. Eliot called a "magnificent" book, Ernst Robert Curtius establishes medieval Latin literature as the vital transition between the literature of antiquity and the vernacu...