Author: John Harding
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007315066
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of Usher
Florence and Giles
Author: John Harding
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007315066
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of Usher
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007315066
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of Usher
The Palgrave Handbook to Horror Literature
Author: Kevin Corstorphine
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319974068
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
This handbook examines the use of horror in storytelling, from oral traditions through folklore and fairy tales to contemporary horror fiction. Divided into sections that explore the origins and evolution of horror fiction, the recurrent themes that can be seen in horror, and ways of understanding horror through literary and cultural theory, the text analyses why horror is so compelling, and how we should interpret its presence in literature. Chapters explore historical horror aspects including ancient mythology, medieval writing, drama, chapbooks, the Gothic novel, and literary Modernism and trace themes such as vampires, children and animals in horror, deep dark forests, labyrinths, disability, and imperialism. Considering horror via postmodern theory, evolutionary psychology, postcolonial theory, and New Materialism, this handbook investigates issues of gender and sexuality, race, censorship and morality, environmental studies, and literary versus popular fiction.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319974068
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
This handbook examines the use of horror in storytelling, from oral traditions through folklore and fairy tales to contemporary horror fiction. Divided into sections that explore the origins and evolution of horror fiction, the recurrent themes that can be seen in horror, and ways of understanding horror through literary and cultural theory, the text analyses why horror is so compelling, and how we should interpret its presence in literature. Chapters explore historical horror aspects including ancient mythology, medieval writing, drama, chapbooks, the Gothic novel, and literary Modernism and trace themes such as vampires, children and animals in horror, deep dark forests, labyrinths, disability, and imperialism. Considering horror via postmodern theory, evolutionary psychology, postcolonial theory, and New Materialism, this handbook investigates issues of gender and sexuality, race, censorship and morality, environmental studies, and literary versus popular fiction.
Florence and Giles and The Turn of the Screw
Author: John Harding
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007444818
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of Usher
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007444818
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of Usher
The Bloomsbury Introduction to Adaptation Studies
Author: Yvonne Griggs
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1441167021
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
From David Lean's big screen Great Expectations to Alejandro Amenábar's reinvention of The Turn of the Screw as The Others, adaptations of literary classics are a constant feature of popular culture today. The Bloomsbury Introduction to Adaptation Studies helps students master the history, theory and practice of analysing literary adaptations. Following an introductory overview of major debates and concepts, each chapter focuses on a canonical text and features: - Case study readings of adaptations in a variety of media, from film to opera, televised drama to animated comedy show, YA fiction to novel/graphic novel. - Coverage of popular appropriations and re-imaginings of the text. - Discussion questions and creative exercises throughout to guide students through their own analyses. - Annotated guides to further reading and viewing plus online resources. - The book also includes chapter overviews and a glossary of critical terms to give students quick access to key information for further study, reference and revision. The Bloomsbury Introduction to Adaptation Studies covers adaptations of: Jane Eyre; Great Expectations; The Turn of the Screw; The Great Gatsby.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1441167021
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
From David Lean's big screen Great Expectations to Alejandro Amenábar's reinvention of The Turn of the Screw as The Others, adaptations of literary classics are a constant feature of popular culture today. The Bloomsbury Introduction to Adaptation Studies helps students master the history, theory and practice of analysing literary adaptations. Following an introductory overview of major debates and concepts, each chapter focuses on a canonical text and features: - Case study readings of adaptations in a variety of media, from film to opera, televised drama to animated comedy show, YA fiction to novel/graphic novel. - Coverage of popular appropriations and re-imaginings of the text. - Discussion questions and creative exercises throughout to guide students through their own analyses. - Annotated guides to further reading and viewing plus online resources. - The book also includes chapter overviews and a glossary of critical terms to give students quick access to key information for further study, reference and revision. The Bloomsbury Introduction to Adaptation Studies covers adaptations of: Jane Eyre; Great Expectations; The Turn of the Screw; The Great Gatsby.
Giles's Minority
Author: Mrs. Robert O'Reilly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brothers and sisters
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brothers and sisters
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
History of New Salem Academy
Author: Eugene Bullard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The Tormented
Author: Sarah Sheridan
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504073460
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Christmas is going to be a nightmare at Sister Veronica’s family gathering in this compelling crime novel by the author of The Convent and The Disciple. Sister Veronica has arrived at her cousin’s mansion just in time for Christmas, and she didn’t realise so many other people had been invited. Soon it becomes clear how dysfunctional her extended family is. Events take a dark turn when Giles, her cousin’s husband, collapses and dies in the kitchen. And when Sister Veronica finds out that he was poisoned to death, she sets about trying to solve the mystery. It soon becomes clear the killer is still in the house . . . As the body count rises, Sister Veronica starts to suspect everyone—but will she have time to identify the killer when she’s become the next target?
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504073460
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Christmas is going to be a nightmare at Sister Veronica’s family gathering in this compelling crime novel by the author of The Convent and The Disciple. Sister Veronica has arrived at her cousin’s mansion just in time for Christmas, and she didn’t realise so many other people had been invited. Soon it becomes clear how dysfunctional her extended family is. Events take a dark turn when Giles, her cousin’s husband, collapses and dies in the kitchen. And when Sister Veronica finds out that he was poisoned to death, she sets about trying to solve the mystery. It soon becomes clear the killer is still in the house . . . As the body count rises, Sister Veronica starts to suspect everyone—but will she have time to identify the killer when she’s become the next target?
The Routledge Introduction to the American Ghost Story
Author: Scott Brewster
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040086896
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
This book traces the historical development of the American ghost story from its Indigenous, Puritan, and Enlightenment origins to its heyday in the nineteenth century and continued vibrancy in modern literary and visual culture. It explores the main tropes, thematic preoccupations, principal settings, and stylistic innovations of literary ghost stories in the United States, and the ghost story’s rich afterlife in cinema, television, and digital culture. Throughout, the role played by ghost stories in nation-building, and the questions these tales raise about race, class, sexuality, religion, and science, will be examined. The book examines major practitioners in the field, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Shirley Jackson, Henry James, Stephen King, Toni Morrison, Joyce Carol Oates, and Edith Wharton, alongside prominent ghost narratives in cinematic, televisual, and online form, including podcasts, gaming, and ghost-hunting apps. This study also gives a new prominence to neglected or less familiar authors, including BIPOC writers, who have helped to shape the American ghost story tradition.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040086896
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
This book traces the historical development of the American ghost story from its Indigenous, Puritan, and Enlightenment origins to its heyday in the nineteenth century and continued vibrancy in modern literary and visual culture. It explores the main tropes, thematic preoccupations, principal settings, and stylistic innovations of literary ghost stories in the United States, and the ghost story’s rich afterlife in cinema, television, and digital culture. Throughout, the role played by ghost stories in nation-building, and the questions these tales raise about race, class, sexuality, religion, and science, will be examined. The book examines major practitioners in the field, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Shirley Jackson, Henry James, Stephen King, Toni Morrison, Joyce Carol Oates, and Edith Wharton, alongside prominent ghost narratives in cinematic, televisual, and online form, including podcasts, gaming, and ghost-hunting apps. This study also gives a new prominence to neglected or less familiar authors, including BIPOC writers, who have helped to shape the American ghost story tradition.
Henry James in Contemporary Fiction
Author: Bethany Layne
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030316505
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
This book explores the extraordinary proliferation of novels based on Henry James’s life and works published between 2001 and 2016, the centenary of his death. Part One concentrates on biofictions about James by David Lodge and Colm Tóibín, and those written from the perspective of the key female figures in his life. Part Two explores appropriations of The Portrait of a Lady, The Turn of the Screw, and The Ambassadors. The book articulates the developments in biographical and adaptive writing that enabled millennial writers to engage so explicitly with James, locates the sources of his appeal, and explores the different forms of engagement taken. Layne analyses how these manifestations of James’s legacy might function differently for knowing versus unknowing readers, and how they might perform the role of literary criticism. Overarching themes include ideas of queering, the concern with seeking redress, and the frustrated quest for origin, authenticity, or ‘the real thing’.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030316505
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
This book explores the extraordinary proliferation of novels based on Henry James’s life and works published between 2001 and 2016, the centenary of his death. Part One concentrates on biofictions about James by David Lodge and Colm Tóibín, and those written from the perspective of the key female figures in his life. Part Two explores appropriations of The Portrait of a Lady, The Turn of the Screw, and The Ambassadors. The book articulates the developments in biographical and adaptive writing that enabled millennial writers to engage so explicitly with James, locates the sources of his appeal, and explores the different forms of engagement taken. Layne analyses how these manifestations of James’s legacy might function differently for knowing versus unknowing readers, and how they might perform the role of literary criticism. Overarching themes include ideas of queering, the concern with seeking redress, and the frustrated quest for origin, authenticity, or ‘the real thing’.
Publications
Author: British Society of Franciscan Studies
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Franciscans
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Franciscans
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description