Literature

Global Literary Theory: An Anthology comprises a selection of classic, must-read essays alongside contemporary and global extracts, providing an engaging and timely overview of literary theory.

The volume is thoroughly introduced in the General Introduction and Section Introductions and each piece is contextualised within the wider sphere of global theory. Each section also includes annotated suggestions for further reading to help the reader navigate the extensive literature on each topic.

"This expertly assembled, comprehensive volume will be an indispensible reference work to students and teachers. Modernism and Literature demonstrates the interdisciplinary scope as well as the global relevance of modernism." Anita Patterson, Associate Professor of English, Boston University

Published in early 2013, Modernism and Literature offers a comprehensive representation of the exciting, pivotal, and urgent nature of literary Modernism, as well as more recent approaches including the "global turn."
 

Reissuing works originally published between 1968 and 1993, Routledge Library Editions: Film and Literature offers a selection of scholarship covering the crossover of novels and the movies. Volumes on Shakespearean and Greek Tragedy films among others round this out to be an interesting compact collection of previously out-of-print works.

The 'evil child' has infiltrated the cultural imagination, taking on prominent roles in popular films, television shows and literature. The 'Evil Child' in Literature, Film and Popular Culture features essays from a global range of scholars, examining a fascinating array of evil children and the cultural work that they perform, drawing upon sociohistorical, cinematic, and psychological approaches.

From King Arthur and Robin Hood, through to video games and jousting-themed restaurants, medieval culture continues to surround us and has retained a strong influence on literature and culture throughout the ages.

This fascinating and illuminating guide is written by two of the leading contemporary scholars of medieval literature.

Professor Ewan Fernie is author of The Demonic, and is chairman of Shakespeare studies at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham. He has previously been a lecturer at Queen's University Belfast, Royal Holloway and was selected in 2004 by Gary Taylor and the Hudson Strode Program of the University of Alabama as ‘one of the six most brilliant scholars of Renaissance drama in the world under 40’.

Ewan Fernie, will appear at the Hay Festival on 28th May 2013. He will be examining scenes from Othello, Hamlet, The Tempest and Measure For Measure and discussing how to teach Shakespeare with imagination and intensity.

Visit the Hay Festival website to book your place today.