Suicide and the Gothic

Suicide and the Gothic
Author: William Hughes
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2019-08-08
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1526120100

Suicide and the Gothic is the first study of the representation of suicide in Gothic texts from the eighteenth century to the present. Poems, short stories, novels, films and video games are covered from European, American and Asian contexts.

The Making of Percy's Reliques

The Making of Percy's Reliques
Author: Nick Groom
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 1999
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780198184591

Percy's Reliques is the seminal collection of historical and lyrical ballads that defined English literature at the end of the 18th century. This study examines his working methods.

Some Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Some Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1911
Genre: Robin Hood (Legendary character)
ISBN:

Twelve selected adventures of Robin Hood and his outlaw band who stole from the rich to give to the poor.

China and the Writing of English Literary Modernity, 1690–1770

China and the Writing of English Literary Modernity, 1690–1770
Author: Eun Kyung Min
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2018-04-19
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1108421938

Argues that eighteenth-century literature defined itself as 'English' and 'modern' by engaging with debates about Chinese history and culture.