This book details extensive Klan activism in western Pennsylvania, 1921-1928, a region where two hundred thousand residents joined the KKK. The racist, nativist organization would be responsible for numerous acts of violence, including two large-scale deadly riots.
This new translation is the first and only fully annotated version of Evgeny Zamiatin’s classic novel We in English. The annotations... Læs mere
This new translation is the first and only fully annotated version of Evgeny Zamiatin’s classic novel We in English. The annotations... Læs mere
This book focuses on the development and demise of the anthracite industry in northeastern Pennsylvania. It also examines attempts to secure replacement industries and the economic consequences of these actions.
Complementing and extending a project begun by Lois Vines, this book includes essays on Poe’s influence abroad from Japanese author, Edogawa Rampo, to Russian author, Nikolai... Læs mere
This international and intercultural book examines translation histories and outstanding readings of the words of Edgar Allan Poe in nineteen national and literary traditions. It maps out... Læs mere
This international and intercultural book examines translation histories and outstanding readings of the words of Edgar Allan Poe in nineteen national and literary traditions. It maps out... Læs mere
Genesis B and the Comedic Imperative argues that the Old English (from Old Saxon) poem Genesis B does not present, as some scholars assert, an unorthodox view of the... Læs mere
Zen and the White Whale: A Buddhist Rendering of Moby-Dick examines how Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick may have been influenced by contemporaneous... Læs mere
This work introduces a much needed vision of Nietzschean thought and the relevance of interdisciplinary studies that combine philosophy with literary studies and... Læs mere