This Companion offers a critical overview of the diverse and dynamic field of Atlantic literary studies, with contributions by distinguished scholars on a series of topics that define the area.
Jon Solomon’s new book offers an exciting and detailed study of the Ben-Hur brand, tracking its spectacular journey from Wallace’s original novel through to twenty-first century adaptations, and encompassing a wealth of previously unexplored material along the way
This book studies the Counsel for Kings as an illuminating commentary on... Læs mere
Bridging a half-century of student protest from 1929 to 1983, this source reader contains more than sixty texts from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Costa Rica, including editorials, speeches, manifestos, letters, and pamphlets.
This is the first textbook to set Scots evidence law against a modern backdrop of legal and empirical research. It examines the non-legal dimensions of... Læs mere
Applying the metaphor of the ‘border crossing’ from one temporal or spatial territory into another, Border Crossing: Russian Literature into Film examines the way classic Russian texts have been altered to suit new cinematic environments.
With case studies of the Cold War comedy, the ‘rogue cop’ film, the brainwashing thriller and the urban romances, Cold War Film Genres explores these myriad productions, redefining... Læs mere
This edited collection looks closely at the range and scope of contemporary film musicals, from stage adaptations like Mamma Mia! (2008) and Les Miserables (2012), to less... Læs mere
The first monograph to trace the Pacific islands as represented through the lens of British fiction and non-fiction across the long nineteenth century.
This volume views Doris Lessing’s writing as a whole and in retrospect, focusing on her innovative attempts to rework literary form to engage with the challenges thrown up by the sweeping historical changes through which she lived.
With contributions from an international range of specialists, and with considerations of works by contemporary directors like Rachid... Læs mere
Upper-level undergraduate students, postgraduates and scholars working specifically on the Scottish Enlightenment and early modern political and economic thought more generally.