The first sustained account of the relationship between the periodical essay and the novel.
Examines themes of decadence in Charles Dickens’s work and the ways in which the Decadent movement responded to Dickens.
A study of classical Athenian strategies and the different forms of slavery they fashioned.
Delves into the writings of a prolific mystic to argue that Ottoman Sufism was political
Explores how Hollywood’s superhero genre has shaped US foreign policy and security discourses.
Traces the representation of the Jacobites in cultural memory over a 300-year period.
One of the first academic books devoted to vampires in silent cinema.
The first comprehensive study of the English-language press published in non-Anglophone countries.
Examines representations of the Holocaust, Holocaust survivors and their descendants in animated documentaries
This volume decentres dominant discourses on so-called jihadist actors and deradicalization contexts to offer more nuanced understandings of the political and socio-cultural contexts.
A new critical edition of Our Cousins in Ohio, showcasing the transatlantic collaboration between best-selling English author Mary Howitt and her emigrant sister in America.
Presents a new way of examining the historical significance and endurance of Mary, Queen of Scots