Robert Welch examines the work of major modern Irish writers, including Yeats, Joyce, Beckett and Heaney, and draws attention to the aspects of modern Irish literature that make it so distinctive and powerful.
This collection brings together a series of essays that combine the public and private nature of dissent, stories of dissent that encapsulate the mood..
This book establishes new perspectives on mystery, as it is enacted and encoded in the genre of detective fiction. Essays reclaim detective fiction as..
Taking up the phenomenon of bric-Ã -brac in Victorian culture, this collection advances our understanding of materiality by examining the miscellaneou..
The early modern period inherited and refashioned a culture of remembrance deeply-ingrained in the customs of Christian community. The Arts of Remembr..
A classic in folklore scholarship arranged in 2 parts. Folk Narratives contains tales told for edification or delight, but not thought to be factually..
The Legacy of Boadicea explores the construction of personal and national identities in early modern England, highlighting problems and anxieties atte..
Presenting an up-to-date critical perspective as well as a cultural, political and historical context, this book is an excellent introduction to Mexic..
Updated and expanded throughout with new illustrations and new material, this is the long-awaited second edition of a highly acclaimed and interdiscip..
Exploring the meanings early modern people found in dreams, this compelling collection of essays looks at a range of topics, including prophetic dream..
Representing the best of international life writing scholarship, this collection reveals extraordinary stories of remarkable lives. It was originally ..