From the apparently simple adaptation of a text into film, theatre or a new literary work, to the
more complex appropriation of style or meaning, it is arguable that all texts are somehow …

Why is shame so central to our identity and to our culture? What is its role in stigmatizing
subcultures such as the Irish, the queer or the underclass? Can shame be understood as a …

Often fiction and religion have been seen as separate moments or genres, but recent
encounters between the two fields–such as fiction-based religions or religious controversies …

This book is a concise and engaging analysis of contemporary literature viewed through the
critical lens of cosmopolitan theory. It covers a wide spectrum of issues including …

In recent years, shapeshifting characters in literature, film and television have been on the
rise. This has followed the increased use of such characters as metaphors, with novelists …

Drawing on philosophy, theology and psychoanalysis as well as on literary criticism, this
collection of essays explores a range of fantasy texts with particular attention to the various …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Narrative and Belief The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and certain other
works of fantasy and science fiction have inspired some of their readers and viewers to believe …

This thesis begins with an introduction to children's literature, looking at its history in order to
contextualise the texts under examination, and the specific arguments surrounding the study …

The polarized initial reception of Philip Pullman as a “new atheist” has gradually yielded to
more nuanced scholarly positionings of his work as inspired by a heterodox, even …