Literature & Culture

The early modern period inherited and refashioned a culture of remembrance deeply-ingrained in the customs of Christian community. The Arts of Remembrance in Early Modern England maps the new terrain of remembrance in the post-Reformation and charts the creative re-fashioning of remembrance in mater..

The early modern period inherited and refashioned a culture of remembrance deeply-ingrained in the customs of Christian community. The Arts of Remembrance in Early Modern England maps the new terrain of remembrance in the post-Reformation and charts the creative re-fashioning of remembrance in mater..

In this new monograph, author Debra Dudek defines a new era of vampire texts in which vampires have moved from their iconic dark, feared, often seductive figure lingering in alleys to the beloved and morally sensitive vampire winning the affections of teen protagonists throughout pop culture. Dudek ..

This book provides an accessible introduction to, and overview of, the digital humanities, one of the fastest growing areas of literary studies...

This collection of essays by leading scholars insists on a larger recognition of the importance and diversity of crime fiction in U.S. literary traditions. The volume emphasizes American crime fiction’s inquiry into the nature of democratic society and its exploration of injustices based on race, cl..

This study investigates the overlaps between political discourse and literary and cinematic fiction, arguing that both are informed by, and contribute to, the cultural imaginary of terrorism. It explores the ways in which clandestine political violence stimulates the collective imagination, proposin..

This study examines a selection of Chesterton’s novels, poetry, and literary criticism and outlines the distinctive philosophy of history that emerges from these writings. Specifically, McCleary contends that Chesterton’s recurring use of the themes of locality, patriotism, and nationalism embodies ..

The History of Reading offers an engaging, accessible overview from the rise of literacy through to the current trend of ‘book clubs’...

The History of Reading offers an engaging, accessible overview from the rise of literacy through to the current trend of ‘book clubs’...

The Legacy of Boadicea explores the construction of personal and national identities in early modern England, highlighting problems and anxieties attendant on historicist projects of national identity...

Allan Ingram takes a unique look at the relations between madness and language from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century, closely analysing both medical records and texts by mad writers...

Focusing on everyday life in nineteenth-century Britain and its imperial possessions”from preparing tea to cleaning the kitchen, from packing for imperial adventures to arranging home décor”the essays in this collection analyze the idiosyncratic and ideological contours of materiality, thus demonstr..