The essays in Folk Horror: New Global Pathways explore the cultural and political significance of the darker and more violent manifestations of folkloric stories, from Britain to Ukraine and Italy, and from Thailand to Mexico and the Appalachian US.
This work of literary criticism explores literature about canals in Britain, from poetry about early industrial waterways in the eighteenth century to 'canal noir' in the twenty-first. Themes include water, climate, gender, Empire, fossils, nature, labour and time.
This book is a literary history of existentialism in Latin America. While primarily a literary study, indispensable (if underappreciated) figures of existential philosophy in Latin America are introduced to the discussion.
Gothic literature is very popular today, and many places have become tourist attractions because they are either connected to Gothic fictions or because they generate... Læs mere
This is a comprehensive study of the impact of censorship on theatre in twentieth-century Spain, analysing changes in censorship from the Second Republic to the... Læs mere
The information provided in this book aims to fill a gap in the reference literature on Wales and contains all the facts that the reader would want to know about the country. The... Læs mere
Illustrates how the field of learning technology has developed since 1993. It is divided into four sections: design and... Læs mere
This volume combines a general introduction, an in-depth study of, an interview with, and five original poems by German poet, Sarah Kirsch.
A hundred modern Spanish, Catalan and Galician sonnets, with lively translations into English sonnets and critical commentaries. A general introduction to the genre is followed... Læs mere