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The Gothic Byron

Edited By: Peter Cochran

£39.99

The Gothic Byron argues that the Gothic element in Byron’s work has been undervalued. It explores his reading of Gothic novels, the Gothic in his own tales and poetry, and his profound influence on writers like Charlotte and Emily Brontë.

The Grand Tour Diary of Frederica Murray, 1819-1820

By: Mark Guscin

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In 1819, Lady Frederica Murray kept a diary on one of the last Grand Tours. Never before published, this diary is a fascinating look at Europe through the eyes of an observant 19-year-old whose opinions on art, society, and travel were often remarkably open and cutting.

The Graveyard in Literature

Liminality and Social Critique

Edited By: Aoileann Ní Éigeartaigh

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This volume explores how cultural texts use the graveyard as a liminal space to challenge social values and articulate new perspectives. Immersed between life and death, where traditional certainties are suspended, new models for human interaction can be formulated.

The Greek Poet Cavafy and History

By: Panos Karagiorgos

£45.99

This monograph presents a survey and evaluation of Cavafy’s poetical work with an emphasis on his historical and didactic poems, examining the relationship between his writing and Aristotle’s Poetics for the first time.

The Grotesque in the Fiction of Charles Dickens and Other 19th-century European Novelists

Edited By: Isabelle Hervouet-Farrar, Max Vega-Ritter

£47.99

This book explores the literary grotesque in 19th-century Europe, with special emphasis on Charles Dickens. It compares his work with that of key writers like Hugo, Gogol, and Hardy, examining the grotesque as a tool for questioning society.

The Hamlet Zone

Reworking Hamlet for European Cultures

Edited By: Ruth J. Owen

£39.99

For four hundred years, the myth of Hamlet has crossed Europe’s borders, spawning new, independent works of theatre, ballet, fiction, and film. This book examines how Hamlet, through translation and adaptation, became Europe's common cultural currency.

The Haunted Muse

Gothic and Sentiment in American Literature

By: Richard M. Magee

£41.99

Magee proposes a link between the fears of usurped procreation elicited by the trials and fears of misdirected or usurped creativity, through an analysis of Gothic stories in which authors imagine their literary creations as children who have been transformed by malignant forces.

The Healing Power of Ancient Literature

Edited By: Stephen Bertman, Lois Parker

£34.99

Can the past cure the ills of the present? This anthology explores how ancient literature possesses a profound power to heal our souls. Scholars explore timeless wisdom from the Epic of Gilgamesh to Marcus Aurelius as sources of peace of mind.

The Heraldic World of Lawrence Durrell

The Man, His Circle, and His Art (Durrell Studies 4)

By: Bruce Redwine

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This book presents unorthodox explorations of Alexandria, the city at the heart of Durrell’s writing. It offers an insight into his Sicilian Carousel and a unique reading of his Alexandria Quartet in light of the art and landscape of ancient Egypt.

The Heroic Female

Redefining the Role of the Heroine in the Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri

By: Stephanie Laggini Fiore

£34.99

This re-reading of Vittorio Alfieri's tragedies challenges traditional analyses that marginalize the female character. It argues that Alfieri undermines traditional gender roles, portraying his heroines as determined, active, and intelligent women.

This re-reading of Vittorio Alfieri’s tragedies challenges traditional analyses that marginalize the female character. It argues that Alfieri undermines traditional gender roles, portraying his heroines as determined, active, and intelligent women.

The Homeric Epics and the Chinese Book of Songs

Foundational Texts Compared

Edited By: Fritz-Heiner Mutschler

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The Homeric epics and the Book of Songs are not just the fountainheads of the Western and Chinese literary traditions; for centuries they played a central role in education and communal life. This title presents the first systematic comparison of the two corpora.

The House of Fiction as the House of Life

Representations of the House from Richardson to Woolf

Edited By: Francesca Saggini, Anna Enrichetta Soccio

£39.99

Houses, the silent background to our lives, could many a tale unfold. This collection offers a transdisciplinary look at the paper houses of 18th and 19th century English literature, investigating haunted edifices, gendered spaces, and Gothic fiction.

The House, the World, and the Theatre

Self-Fashioning and Authorial Spaces in the Prefaces of Hawthorne, Dickens, and James

By: Geraldo Magela Cáffaro

£41.99

Cáffaro departs from three ideologically resonant spatial metaphors to discuss key aspects of nineteenth-century literature and culture, namely the way authors used their prefaces to fashion themselves to cater to ever-expanding audiences and to the new conditions of publishing.

The Human and Humanities in the Age of Globalization

Edited By: Afis A. Oladosu, Ayobami Ojebode, Adeshina Afolayan

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This volume engages with how the idea of the human features in African societies and scholarship. Contributors are concerned with the urgent imperative of rescuing what it means to be humane in a world being pushed towards a dystopic future by climate change and fundamentalism.

The Humanities in a World Upside-Down

Edited By: Ignacio López-Calvo

£58.99

In a world turned upside-down, this essay collection shows the vital role of the humanities. It explores how societies have historically coped with distressing change to address today's crises—from climate change and racism to the worldwide crisis of democracy.

In a world turned upside-down, this essay collection shows the vital role of the humanities. It explores how societies have historically coped with distressing change to address today’s crises—from climate change and racism to the worldwide crisis of democracy.

The Image of Du Fu in the West and China

By: Wang Weihang

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This book compares images of Du Fu from Chinese and Western perspectives by examining famous biographies and research. It explores the differing perceptions of the poet and their causes, while also discussing his representative poems and their various English translations.

The Imagery of Writing in the Early Works of Paul Auster

From Stones to Books

By: Clara Sarmento

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Sarmento delves into the early works of Paul Auster, to show how they convey the loneliness of the individual fully committed to writing. She studies the symbolism of the genetic substance of the world (re)built through the work of writing, open to an unlimited mental expansion.

The Indian English Novel of the New Millennium

Edited By: Prabhat K. Singh

£39.99

This collection of scholarly critiques explores recent Indian English novels by authors such as Amitav Ghosh and Aravind Adiga. The volume focuses on emerging genres, from crime fiction and science fiction to LGBT voices and postcolonial narratives.

The Indigenous Voice of Poetomachia

The Various Perspectives of Textuality and Performance

Edited By: Sayan Dey, Robert Masterson

£61.99

In an era of struggling individuality, how can theatre stage individual voices? This collection of essays from scholars across the world explores different perspectives of textuality and performance, pushing beyond prevailing clichés with indigenous perspectives.

The Industrial Novels

Charlotte Brontë’s Shirley, Charles Dickens’ Hard Times and Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South

By: Mehmet Akif Balkaya, Christian Kersten Hofbauer, Elham Madadi Kandjani

£41.99

Providing an historical and theoretical framework for reading three important novels by Charlotte Brontë, Dickens and Gaskell, Balkaya analyses these authors’ strategies for radical reform through improvements in the living and working conditions of the working class.