Charlemagne and His Legend in Early Spanish Literature and Historiography
Ryan D. Giles and Matthew Bailey
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The historical point of departure for this volume is Charlemagne's ill-fated incursion into Spain in...
Dante, Columbus and the Prophetic Tradition: Spiritual Imperialism in the Italian Imagination
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Exploring the diverse factors that persuaded Christopher Columbus that he could reach the fabled...
Forms of Astonishment: Greek Myths of Metamorphosis
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In this illustrated study Richard Buxton analyses Greek literary narratives and visual...
Lost Souls of Horror and the Gothic: Fifty-Four Neglected Authors, Actors, Artists and Others
Elizabeth McCarthy and Bernice M. Murphy
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Horror and Gothic in all of their various forms have penetrated the cultural mainstream in a manner...
Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale
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From wicked queens, beautiful princesses, elves, monsters, and goblins to giants, glass slippers,...
Shakespeare's Sonnets and Poems
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Not for nothing is William Shakespeare considered possibly the most famous writer in history; his...
Speaking Memory: How Translation Shapes City Life
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Speaking Memory evokes the complex "language-scapes" that form at the crossroads of culture and...
Staging Beckett in Great Britain
David Tucker and Trish McTighe
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Beckett's relationship with British theatre is complex and underexplored, yet his impact has been...
The Comics of Charles Schulz: The Good Grief of Modern Life
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The Comics of Charles Schulz collects new essays on the work of the creator of the immensely popular...
The Land of the Green Man: A Journey Through the Supernatural Landscapes of the British Isles
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Beyond its housing estates and identikit high streets there is another Britain. This is the Britain...