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Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive overview of established and emergent approaches to undertaking theatre and performance research, this book demonstrates why and how mixed methods research is necessary for investigating and explaining performance and advancing new critical agendas in cultural study.Trade Review'This collection feels like a masterclass with the leading teachers of research methods in our field. It gathers contributions from an international group of distinguished scholars, assembling them in a dynamic organizational structure.' Shannon Jackson, University of California, Berkeley'This field-defining volume is a sorely needed clarion call. Those of us working in theatre and performance studies too rarely consider “how research comes into being”. What we need is fresh energy and new direction concerning methodologies. These essays, theoretically abundant and transnational in scope, offer just that and will reinvigorate the field for years to come.' Douglas A. Jones, Duke University'Sophisticated, pragmatic, and eminently readable, this Guide will be a core text in all methods and methodologies courses in theatre and performance studies, and will be required reading for anyone doing research in the field: archival, embodied, ethnographic, interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, practice-based, unconventional, or any mixture of the above.' Ric Knowles, University of Guelph'A must-read for theatre and performance scholars and artists. Excellently curated with great attention to practical, theoretical, and pedagogical uses, this book provokes thinking through what we mean by “performance as method” in theatre and performance studies research. Researchers seeking ways to decolonize thinking, activate Indigenous approaches, and integrate methodologies of inclusion in their work will find gems of ideas in this collection.' Jazmin Llana, De La Salle University'This is a terrific volume. Including a wide range of academic voices, the book invites researchers to experiment with methods and working processes that are sited, situated, and contextually located. It is critically astute, well balanced, and thought-provoking, and will inspire and inform scholars for years to come.' Helen Nicholson, Royal Holloway, University of London'A smart, rigorously conceived, and eminently readable collection that reveals how thinking about methods takes us right to the heart of what and how we research in theatre and performance studies. I expect this book will inspire scholarship and guide teaching for years to come.' Heike Roms, University of ExeterTable of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: mix and stir Tracy C. Davis; Part I. Planning: 1. Difference Brandi Wilkins Catanese, Nicola Mārie Hyland and Ben Spatz; 2. Planning a research project: early steps Maggie B. Gale; 3. Interdisciplinary acts: learning about theatre from the social sciences Michael McKinnie; 4. Mixing methods in a multi-sited, collaborative project: researching migration, working with variation Emine Fişek; 5. Ethics Natalie Alvarez and Patrick Anderson; Part II. Doing: 6. You're already a digital humanist: why aren't you thinking like one? Derek Miller; 7. Analyzing immersive performance through lived bricolage Julia M. Ritter; 8. Talking theatre in an oral culture: audience research in Ghana Awo Mana Asiedu; 9. Painful fieldwork? Radical empiricism and ritual performance in the Philippines Julius Bautista; 10. Fieldwork as method in theatre and performance studies Jonas Tinius; Part III. Interpreting: 11. Archives and embodiments Adrian Curtin, Prarthana Purkayastha and meLê yamomo; 12. Methods to research marginalized early-modern practices: Más Saber Baylar Anke Charton; 13. Taking your time: research in learning-disabled theatre Tony McCaffrey; 14. Not here for the disciplines: researching with and for the Pacific Katerina Teaiwa; 15. Complexity Ruthie Abeliovich, Leo Cabranes-Grant and Soo Ryon Yoon; Conclusion: the aesthetics of performance research: appearance, conduct, design Paul Rae; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe literature of Wales is one of the oldest continuous literary traditions in Europe. The earliest surviving poetry was forged in the battlefields of post-Roman Wales and the ''Old North'' of Britain, and the Welsh-language poets of today still write within the same poetic tradition. In the early twentieth century, Welsh writers in English outnumbered writers in Welsh for the first time, generating new modes of writing and a crisis of national identity which began to resolve itself at the end of the twentieth century with the political devolution of Wales within the United Kingdom. By considering the two literatures side by side, this book argues that bilingualism is now a normative condition in Wales. Written by leading scholars, this book provides a comprehensive chronological guide to fifteen centuries of Welsh literature and Welsh writing in English against a backdrop of key historical and political events in Britain.Trade Review'As crammed with as many riches as a dragon's cave. Objective, superbly researched, it is the best book ever published about my homeland.' Roger Lewis, Daily Telegraph'This is a book to welcome warmly - the first comprehensive treatment for a general English-speaking readership of a still vital and diverse literary world.' Rowan Williams, New Statesman'… [The] Cambridge History of Welsh Literature offers a reassuring sense of cultural continuity-of a once and future Wales perpetually being reconstructed and reinvented in the literary imagination.' José Lanters, Journal of British Studies'An exceptional collection which, while spanning the entire vista of Welsh writing from the pre-medieval to the modern, remains lucid, readable and incisive.' Alex Diggins, Times Literary Supplement'… this is an attractive and well-produced book … it is a well-written and generally well-organised volume … The authors are leaders in their field, and the editors are to be congratulated on having skilfully brought together a complex and multifaceted subject area in a practical and valuable work, which sets a new standard for such treatment.' Sara Elin Roberts, Forum for Medieval and Renaissance Studies in Ireland'… medieval literature is well served, the essays, citations, and bibliography offering a reliable and informative guide.' Jenny Rowland, Cambrian Mediaeval Celtic StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction Geraint Evans and Helen Fulton; Part I. Britain, Wales, England: 1. Britain, Wales, England, c. 600–1450 Euryn Rhys Roberts; 2. Britons and Saxons: the earliest writing in Welsh Helen Fulton; 3. Magic and marvels Mark Williams; 4. Commemorating the past after 1066: tales from the Mabinogion Diana Luft; 5. Court poetry and historiography before 1282 Catherine McKenna; 6. The aftermath of 1282: Dafydd ap Gwilym and his contemporaries Dafydd Johnston; 7. Literary networks and patrons in late medieval Wales Helen Fulton; Part II. After the Acts of Union: 8. The Acts of Union: culture and religion in Wales, c. 1540–1700 Katharine K. Olson; 9. Welsh humanism after 1536 Angharad Price; 10. Drama and performance in medieval and early modern Wales David N. Klausner; 11. Tudor London and the origins of Welsh writing in English Geraint Evans; 12. Bibles and bards in Tudor and early Stuart Wales Gruffydd Aled Williams; Part III. Revolution and Industry: 13. Revolution, culture, and industry, c. 1700–1850 Paul O'Leary; 14. Antiquarianism and Englightenment in the eighteenth century Mary-Ann Constantine; 15. Romantic Wales and the Eisteddfod Elizabeth Edwards; 16. Popular poetry, methodism, and the ascendancy of the hymn E. Wyn James; 17. Travel, translation, and temperance: the origins of the Welsh novel Katie Gramich; Part IV. The Transition to Modernity: 18. The modern age, c. 1850–1945 Chris Williams; 19. T. Gwynn Jones and the renaissance of Welsh poetry Robert Rhys; 20. Industrial fiction Stephen Knight; 21. From nonconformist nation to proletarian nation: writing Wales, 1885–1930 M. Wynn Thomas; 22. The short story in the twentieth century Michelle Deininger; 23. Welsh modernist writing in Wales and London Geraint Evans; 24. The poetry revolution: Dylan Thomas and his circle William Christie; Part V. The Path to Nationhood in the Late Twentieth Century: 25. Debating nationhood, c. 1945–2000 Seán Aeron Martin and Mari Elin Wiliam; 26. The legacy of Saunders Lewis Tudur Hallam; 27. R. S. Thomas, Emyr Humphreys, and the possibility of a bilingual culture Andrew Webb; 28. Inventing Welsh writing in English Diana Wallace; 29. Exile and diaspora: Welsh writing outside Wales Melinda Gray; 30. Literary periodicals and the publishing industry Lisa Sheppard; 31. 'Beyond the Fields We Know': Wales and fantasy literature Susan Aronstein; 32. Theatre, film, and television in Wales in the twentieth century Jamie Medhurst; Part VI. After Devolution: 33. The dragon finds a tongue: devolution and government in Wales since 1997 Kevin Williams; 34. 'Amlhau Lleisiau'n Llên': birth and rebirth in Welsh-language literature, 1990–2014 Llŷr Gwyn Lewis; 35. Writing the size of Wales Alice Entwistle; Afterword Geraint Evans and Helen Fulton.

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Book SynopsisHistory writing in the Middle Ages did not belong to any particular genre, language or class of texts. Its remit was wide, embracing the events of antiquity; the deeds of saints, rulers and abbots; archival practices; and contemporary reportage. This volume addresses the challenges presented by medieval historiography by using the diverse methodologies of medieval studies: legal and literary history, art history, religious studies, codicology, the history of the emotions, gender studies and critical race theory. Spanning one thousand years of historiography in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, the essays map historical thinking across literary genres and expose the rich veins of national mythmaking tapped into by medieval writers. Additionally, they attend to the ways in which medieval histories crossed linguistic and geographical borders. Together, they trace multiple temporalities and productive anachronisms that fuelled some of the most innovative medieval writing.Trade Review'The collection as a whole works to resist the potentially dangerous oversimplification of histories and historiography by highlighting their ongoing shaping as transmitted and interpreted texts.' D. W. Hayes, Choice'… this very fine book is a radical departure from Gransden's earlier work and one that deserves to sit alongside it as a very different but equally important contribution to the study of medieval historiography.' Helen Fulton, Studies in the Age of Chaucer'The essays presented here are a useful introduction to medieval historical writing for any student, and they provide access points for a number of areas for further research.' Claire Macht, Journal of British Studies'The expert editors of this rich, cohesive collection have worked hard to organize the twenty-seven essays gathered here so that each chapter contributes to an ongoing discussion and to the larger whole … [a] serious, keenly engineered, and informative model of research and humanist scholarship. It is accessible, clearly purposed, and trenchantly researched.' Michael Calabrese, Modern PhilologyTable of ContentsIntroduction Jennifer Jahner, Emily Steiner and Elizabeth M. Tyler; Part I. Time: 1. Gildas Magali Coumert; 2. Monastic history and memory Thomas O'Donnell; 3. Apocalypse and/as history Richard K. Emmerson; 4. The Brut: legendary British history Jaclyn Rajsic; 5. Genealogies Marie Turner; 6. Anglo-Saxon futures: writing England's ethical past, before and after 1066 Cynthia Turner Camp; 7. Pagan histories/Pagan fictions Christine Chism; Part II. Place: 8. Mental maps: sense of place in medieval British historical writing Sarah Foot; 9. Viking armies and their historical legacy across England's North-South divide, c.790–c.1100 Paul Gazzoli; 10. Cross-channel networks of history writing: the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Elizabeth M. Tyler; 11. Creating and curating an archive: Bury St Edmunds and its Anglo-Saxon past Kathryn A. Lowe; 12. Historical writing in medieval Wales Owain Wyn Jones and Huw Pryce; 13. Scotland and Anglo-Scottish border writing Kate Ash-Irisarri; 14. London histories George Shuffelton; 15. History at the Universities: Oxford, Cambridge and Paris Charles F. Briggs; Part III. Practice: 16. The professional historians of medieval Ireland Katherine Simms; 17. Gender and the subjects of history in the early Middle Ages Clare A. Lees; 18. Historical writing in medieval Britain: the case of Matthew Paris Björn Weiler; 19. Vernacular historiography Matthew Fisher; 20. Tall tales from the archive Andrew Prescott; 21. History in print from Caxton to 1543 A. S. G. Edwards; Part IV. Genre: 22. Chronicle and romance Robert Rouse; 23. Forgery as historiography Alfred Hiatt; 24. Hagiography Catherine Sanok; 25. Writing in the tragic mode Thomas A. Prendergast; 26. Crisis and nation in fourteenth-century English chronicles Andrew Galloway; 27. Polemical history and the Wars of the Roses Sarah L. Peverley.

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Book SynopsisThis book considers how ''affect'', the experience of feeling or emotion, has developed as a critical concept within literary studies in different periods and through a range of approaches. Stretching from the classical to the contemporary, the first section of the book, ''Origins'', considers the importance of particular areas of philosophy, theory, and criticism that have been important for conceptualizing affect and its relation to literature. Includes ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, eighteenth-century aesthetics, Marxist theory, psychoanalysis, queer theory, and postcolonial theory. The chapters of the second section, ''Developments'', correspond to those of the previous section and build on their insights through readings of particular texts. The final ''Applications'' section is focused on contemporary and future lines of enquiry, and revolves around a particular set of concerns: media and communications, capitalism, and an environment of affective relations that extend to ecTrade Review'A seminal body of meticulous, informative, and deftly presented scholarship, Affect and Literature is an extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to community and academic library Literary Criticism & Theory collections and supplemental curriculum reading lists.' Jim Cox, The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: affect and literature Alex Houen; Part I. Origins: 1. Poetic fear-related affects and society in Greco-Roman antiquity Dana LaCourse Munteanu; 2. Secondary affect in Lessing, Mendelssohn, and Nicolai Stefan Uhlig; 3. Affect and life in Spinoza, Nietzsche, and Bergson John Protevi; 4. Feelings under the microscope: new critical affect Helen Thaventhiran; 5. 'We manufacture fun: capital and the production of affect Ross Wilson; 6. Jacques Lacan's evanescent affects Jean-Michel Rabaté; 7. The durability of affect and the ageing of gay male queer theory Geoff Gilbert; 8. Affect, meaning, becoming, and power: Massumi, Spinoza, Deleuze, and neuroscience Anthony Uhlmann; 9. Translating postcolonial affect Sneja Gunew; 10. Making sorrow sweet: emotion and empathy in the experience of fiction Alison Denham; Part II. Developments: 11. Feeling feelings in early modern England Benedict S. Robinson; 12. Laughable poetry Matthew Bevis; 13. Modernism, formal innovation, and affect in some contemporary Irish novels Derek Attridge; 14. The antihumanist tone Christopher Nealon; 15. Bette Davis's eyes and minoritarian survival: camp, melodrama, and spectatorship Amber Musser; 16. Affective form Ankhi Mukherjee; 17. Subaltern affects Stephen Morton; Part III. Applications: 18. Affect and environment in contemporary ecopoetics Margaret Ronda; 19. Contemporary crisis fictions: twenty-first century disaffection Emily Horton; 20. Shiny happy imperialism: an affective exploration of 'ways of life' in the war on terror Amira Jarmakani; 21. The digital's amodal affect Andrew Murphie; 22. Digital special affects: on exhilaration and the STUN in CGI blockbuster films Eric Jenkins; 23. Cartesian affect Claire Colebrook.

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Book SynopsisThe book reveals the wide range of personal, artistic, political, historical and geographical influences that shaped Sylvia Plath's work. The primary readers envisioned are students, scholars, and instructors of Plath and twentieth century poetry more generally.Trade Review'Appearing in the 'In Context' series, this volume offers an excellent scholarly overview of Sylvia Plath's life, work, influence, and afterlife … An indispensable resource that deepens understanding of Plath's work and world.' L. Simon, Choice'A varied and well-edited selection that indicates the range of current Plath studies.' Ann Kennedy Smith, TLSTable of ContentsPart I. Literary Contexts: 1. Plath and the American poetry scene Jonathan Ellis; 2. The dominant trends in British poetry of the 1950s and early 1960s Eleanor Spencer; 3. Plath and the classics Holly Ranger; 4. Plath and the radio drama Andrew Walker; 5. 'Sincerely yours': Plath and The New Yorker Peter K. Steinberg; Part II. Literary Technique and Influence: 6. Plath in the context of Stevie Smith Noreen Masud; 7. Plath's whimsy Will May; 8. Sylvia Plath and you Tracy Brain; 9. Plath and the lyric Lucy Tunstall; 10. Plath and the pastoral Iain Twiddy; Part III. Cultural Contexts: 11. Plath and food Gerard Woodward; 12. Plath and fashion Rebecca C. Tuite; 13. Experimental bravery: Plath's poetry and auteur cinema Lynda Bundtzen; 14. Plath and television Nicola Presley; 15. Plath and art Jane Hedley; Part IV. Sexual and Gender Contexts: 16. 'Minor scandal': queer writing contexts for The Bell Jar Beatrice Hitchman; 17. 'Woman-haters were like gods': The Bell Jar and violence against women in 1950s America Kate Harding; 18. Sylvia Plath and the culture of hygiene Laura Perry; Part V. Political and Religious Contexts: 19. The Bell Jar, the Rosenbergs and the problem of the enemy within Robin Peel; 20. Religious contexts for Sylvia Plath's work Gail Crowther; 21. Plath and nature Richard Kerridge; 22. Plath and war Cornelia Pearsall; Part VI. Biographical Contexts: 23. Sylvia Plath's journals Sally Bayley; 24. Plath's teaching and the shaping of her work Amanda Golden; 25. Electroshock therapy and Plath's convulsive poetics Anita Helle; 26. Plath's scrapbooks Peter K. Steinberg; 27. Beyond letters home: Plath's unabridged correspondence Karen V. Kukil; Part VII. Plath and Place: 28. 'A certain minor light': Sylvia Plath in Brontë country Sarah Corbett; 29. Plath in London Elaine Feinstein; 30. Plath in Devon: growing words out of isolation Maeve O'Brien; Part VIII. The Creative Afterlife: 31. An alternative afterlife: Plath's experimental poetics Gareth Farmer; 32. British and American editions of Ariel and The Bell Jar Elena Rebollo-Cortés; 33. After Plath: the legacy of influence Fiona Sampson; 34. P(l)athography: Sylvia Plath and her biographers Heather Clark.

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Book SynopsisWhereas previous books have explored how literature depicts or discusses scientific concepts, this book argues that literature is a technology. It shows how literature has been shaped by technological revolutions, and reveals the essential work that literature has done in helping to uncover the consequences of new technologies.Table of ContentsList of figures; List of contributors; Timeline; Introduction Adam Hammond; Part I. Origins: 1. Orality and writing I. J. MacRae; 2. Manuscript Bonnie Mak; 3. The hand press, 1450–1800 Paula McDowell; 4. The mechanical press, 1800–1900 Simon Reader; 5. The typewriter Darren Wershler; 6. Literature in the electric age Lise Jaillant; 7. Digital text Maxwell Foxman; Part II. Developments: 8. Prostheses Alice Hall; 9. Clocks Scott Lightsey; 10. Compasses Chris Barrett; 11. Telescopes Peter C. Herman; 12. Steam engines Nicola Kirkby; 13. Wires Aaron Worth; 14. Cameras Beci Carver; 15. Phonographs Jason Camlot; 16. Waves and rays Jennifer A. Janechek; 17. The bomb Ann Larabee; 18. Networks David Ciccoricco; Part III. Applications: 19. Distant reading Natalie M. Houston; 20. Visualization Daniel Carter; 21. Digital editions Susan Brown; Index.

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Book SynopsisEpic's foundational role in Greek and Latin literature places the heroic journey at the center of numerous literary and historical contexts. This volume showcases in a wide-ranging fashion the various functions of the journey from Homer's Odyssey and Vergil's Aeneid to NASA's Apollo 11 mission.Trade Review'This book is accessible to nonspecialists but is more likely to be appreciated by classical scholars, especially those focusing on epics, Greek and Roman history, and ancient views of gender and domestic life … Recommended.' S. E. Goins, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Introduction Thomas Biggs and Jessica Blum; Part I. Odyssean Journeys: 2. In and out of the Golden Age – a Hesiodic reading of the Odyssey Egbert J. Bakker; 3. Pompē in the Odyssey Alexander C. Loney; 4. 'What country, friends, is this?' Geography and exemplarity in Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica Jessica Blum; Part II. Gendered Maps: 5. Wandering, love and home in Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica and Heliodorus' Aethiopica Silvia Montiglio; 6. Heroes and homemakers in Xenophon Emily Baragwanath; 7. Women's travels in the Aeneid Alison Keith; Part III. Rome's Journey – Construction of Rome through Travel: 8. Epic journeys on an urban scale – movement and travel in Virgil's Aeneid Timothy M. O'Sullivan; 9. Roman and Carthaginian journeys – Punic Pietas in Naevius' Bellum Punicum and Plautus' Poenulus Thomas Biggs; 10. Defining home, defining Rome – Germanicus' Eastern tour Cynthia Damon and Elizabeth Palazzolo; 11. Odyssean wanderings and Greek responses to Roman Empire Andrew C. Johnston; Part IV. Unearthly Journeys: 12. From Rome to the Moon – Rutilius Namatianus and the Late antique game of knowledge Martin Devecka 13. Looking back in wonder – contemplating Homer from the Iliad to Pale Blue Dot Karen ní Mheallaigh.

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Book SynopsisWe live in a networked world. Online social networking platforms and the World Wide Web have changed how society thinks about connectivity. Because of the technological nature of such networks, their study has predominantly taken place within the domains of computer science and related scientific fields. But arts and humanities scholars are increasingly using the same kinds of visual and quantitative analysis to shed light on aspects of culture and society hitherto concealed. This Element contends that networks are a category of study that cuts across traditional academic barriers, uniting diverse disciplines through a shared understanding of complexity in our world. Moreover, we are at a moment in time when it is crucial that arts and humanities scholars join the critique of how large-scale network data and advanced network analysis are being harnessed for the purposes of power, surveillance, and commercial gain. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Frameworks: 1. Networks are always metaphorical; 2. Historical threads; Part II Cultural Networks: 3. Culture is data; 4. Visual networks; Part III Manoeuvres: 5. Quantifying culture; 6. Networking the 'Divided Kingdom'.

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Book SynopsisA third edition of the dictionary of literary symbols which includes a modest increase in the number of entries as well as expanded existing entries to offer more information. Additionally, this new edition contains an Appendix on the Muses which adds some helpful and relevant information on a foundational literary topic.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Dictionary; Appendix; Authors cited; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisA 2019 EDGAR AWARDS NOMINEE (BEST FACT CRIME) • A BANFF MOUNTAIN BOOK AWARDS FINALISTTwo modern adventurers sought a treasure possessed by the legendary “Wild Men of Borneo.” One found riches. The other vanished forever into an endless jungle. Had he shed civilization—or lost his mind? Global headlines suspected murder. Lured by these mysteries, New York Times bestselling author Carl Hoffman journeyed to find the truth, discovering that nothing is as it seems in the world’s last Eden, where the lines between sinner and saint blur into one.In 1984, Swiss traveler Bruno Manser joined an expedition to the Mulu caves on Borneo, the planet’s third largest island. There he slipped into the forest interior to make contact with the Penan, an indigenous tribe of peace-loving nomads living among the Dayak people, the fabled “Headhunters of Borneo.” Bruno lived for years with

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Book SynopsisDiana E. Henderson is the Arthur J. Conner Professor of Literature at MIT, USA. She teaches, publishes and edits widely in the fields of Shakespeare, media studies and early modern studies, and is a dramaturg, designer of online educational modules and documentary producer. Stephen O'Neill is Associate Professor in English and Shakespeare Studies at Maynooth University, Ireland. He has published widely on adapted Shakespeare, especially in digital cultures.Trade ReviewThis is an essential volume for anyone working on contemporary Shakespeare, and will no doubt remain a rewarding resource within the field for many years to come. * Shakespeare Bulletin, Volume 41, Number 1, Spring 2023 *A treasure trove for those interested in the re-tellings of Shakespeare’s work. * Shakespeare Survey *Featuring a breath-taking array of examples and interventions, The Arden Research Handbook of Shakespeare and Adaptation is a stellar accomplishment. Embracing the full gamut of forms of adaptation, it ranges widely over theatre, poetry, film, fiction, television, and digital/media platforms, mapping a multiplicity of venues and celebrating the vitality of Shakespeare as a catalysing force. Context- and culture-specific, the case-studies offer a range of entry points into the field, whether through discussions of method, analyses of ideology, prioritisation of authorial voice or the ignition of global conversations. Crucially, as the intersecting chapters unfold, we are encouraged to participate in debate and reflect on Shakespeare’s past, present and future iterations. The generous provision of resources (sites and tools) is a particularly attractive feature. Above all, this is a Handbook that showcases the value of adaptation as practice and object of scholarly enquiry. As such, it is refreshing, revealing, and abundantly creative – indispensable. * Mark Thornton Burnett, Queen’s University Belfast, UK *This handbook reframes the subject of Shakespeare and Adaptation for a new generation of scholars. It combines what the editors call a “‘big tent’ vision of Shakespeare adaptation studies” with sharp focus on individual case studies, theoretical problems and themes that illuminate the range and vitality of Shakespeare-inspired adaptations. Leaving classificatory concerns behind, the volume focuses on work concerned with intermediality and appropriation, drawing additional critical energy from translation studies. This is a book that will inspire and guide a new generation of adaptation scholars interested in global challenges, social justice and how to do new things with Shakespeare. * Pascale Aebischer, University of Exeter, UK *Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors List of Illustrations 1. Introduction Diana E. Henderson and Stephen O’Neill 2. Research Methods and Problems 2.1 Shakespeare as Adaptor Emma Smith (University of Oxford, UK) 2.2 Shakespeare and Adaptation Theory: Unfinished Business Douglas M. Lanier (University of New Hampshire, USA) 2.3 What is Shakespeare Adaptation? Why Pericles? Why Cloud? Why Now? Julie Sanders (Newcastle University, UK) 3. Current Research and Issues Histories and Politics of Adaptation 3.1 Politics, Adaptation, Macbeth William C. Carroll (Boston University, USA) 3.2 Animating an Archive of Black Performance: Swing, William Alexander Brown, and The African Company Presents ‘Richard III’ Joyce Green MacDonald (University of Kentucky, USA) 3.3 ‘Does anyone know another text?’ Post-Migratory Othello Adaptations on the German-Speaking Stage Sabine Schülting (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany) 3.4 Japanese Novelizations of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Macbeth: the culture of hon’an as adaptational practice Yukari Yoshihara (University of Tsukuba, Japan) Shakespeare in Parts 3.5 Shakespeare Live! and the Commemorative Gala Revue: Rhetoric, Festivity and Fragmented Adaptation Ailsa Grant Ferguson (University of Brighton, UK) 3.6 ‘What burgeons in the memory…’: Transgression, Culture and Canon in Postmodern Adaptations of the Sonnets Rui Carvalho Homem (University of Porto, Portugal) 3.7 ‘Play On’, or the Memeing of Shakespeare: Adaptation and Internet Culture Anna Blackwell (De Montfort University, UK) 3.8 Bollywood Gertrudes and Global Shakespeares Varsha Panjwani (NYU, London, UK) Media Lenses and Digital Cultures 3.9 Screening Dreamy LA: Reading Genre in Casey Wilder Mott’s Hollywood A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2018) Melissa Croteau (California Baptist University, USA) 3.10 Televisual Adaptation of Shakespeare in a Multi-Platform Age Susanne Greenhalgh (University of Roehampton, UK) 3.11 On Location in Asian Shakespeare Stage Adaptations Yong Li Lan (National University of Singapore, Singapore) 3.12 “And We Will Ship Him Hence”: The Case for Shakespeare Fan Studies Valerie M. Fazel (Arizona State University, USA) and Louise Geddes (Adelphi University, USA) 4. New Directions 4.1 Reduce, Rewrite, Recycle: Adapting A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Yosemite Katherine Steele Brokaw and Paul Prescott (University of California, USA) 4.2 Hamlet in the Age of Algorithmic Production Annie Dorsen (Independent Scholar interviewed by Miriam Felton-Dansky (Bard College, USA) 4.3 A King Lear Sutra Preti Taneja (Newcastle University, USA) 5. Resources Vanessa I. Corredera (Andrews University, USA) 6. Annotated Bibliography Kavita Mudan Finn (George Washington University, USA) 7. Index

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Book SynopsisFor her gorgeously illustrated and deeply researched contribution to the prestigious Grolier Hundred series, Chris Loker has assembled one hundred of the best known and most admired children’s books from the English language canon of classics. Organized chronologically, One Hundred Books Famous in Children’s Literature invites readers to follow the development of books written for children and printed between 1650 and 2000—from early forms of instructional primers and devotional readers, to exuberantly entertaining nursery rhymes, fairy tales, children’s novels and works of verse. Also represented are alphabets, folktales, fables, and legends; a touch-and-feel book, a rebus book, a pop-up book, and, of course, picture books. Supplementing the informative essays that accompany each selection are illuminating contributions by five internationally recognized experts in children’s literature: Brian Alderson, Nick Clark, Andrea Immel, Jill Shefrin, and Justin Schiller. This charming and intellectually stimulating volume, accessibly written to appeal to both scholars and the general public, has quickly become the classic checklist for book collectors, scholars, and anyone who loves children’s literature.Trade Review"Smart, lovingly written." * New York Times *"Child lit for the ages." * Wall Street Journal *"A sumptuous volume." * Times Literary Supplement *

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Book SynopsisThis book represents an investigation into one of the basic issues in the study of translation: how do we reconcile theory and practice? The main focus, in the form of close readings and think-aloud protocols in chapters 2 and 3, is on translations of two classic texts: Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' and Carlo Collodi's 'Le avventure di Pinocchio'. The first and last chapters respectively seek to show what translation theory is and what translation practice is. Indeed, 'Theory and Hubris', chapter 1, provides a synthesis of the development of the interdiscipline of Translation Studies, with some consideration also given to the hermeneutical questions that inevitably arise when dealing with the interpretation of language.

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Book SynopsisOff the Beaten Page encourages avid readers, particularly those in book clubs and other groups, to leave the security of their living rooms and seek to experience in person the places they’ve read about. Inspired by years of excursions with her own book club, award-winning journalist Terri Peterson Smith offers lively, expert guidance through fifteen US destinations ideal for anyone eager to mix their love of travel and quality time with friends or family with their desire for meaningful cultural experiences. Trade Review"It seems avid readers are equally intrepid travelers, and this handy guide caters to both impulses; in focusing on several literary destinations in the U.S., the author profiles an author from that city and adds reading lists to other related reading items."-- Booklist"A bookworm's dream, this title is an inspiring, unique read. Book clubs and the literary-minded will love it for the travel ideas, book lists, and delightful commentary on each city's history. Highly recommended."-- LJ Xpress Starred Review

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Book SynopsisWhat are the classic works of Australian literature? And what can they tell us about ourselves and the land we live in? Providing a selected overview of Australia's greatest literature, Australian Classics is an accessible companion to our literature and a story of writing in Australia from the nineteenth century to the present. Australian Classics celebrates many of the country's beloved novels, poems, short stories, children's books and seminal works of non-fiction. It also contains contributions on their favourite Australian books from many distinguished writers and readers, including Helen Garner, Les Murray and Tim Winton.Australian Classics is an impassioned and inspiring feast of the great writing that makes exalted readers of us all and a testament to the wide-ranging and remarkable literature of this continent.

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Book SynopsisAs the annual flood of published novels grows ever greater, it's a hard a job to keep up, let alone sort the wheat from the chaff. Fortunately, literary sleuth and academic John Sutherland is on hand to do precisely that. In the course of over 500 wittily informative pieces he gives us his own very personal take on the most rewarding, most remarkable and, on occasion, most shamelessly enjoyable works of fiction ever written the perfect reading list for the would-be literary expert. His taste is impressively eclectic. An appreciation of Apuleius's The Golden Ass arguably the first-ever novel is followed by a consideration of Ian Fleming's Goldfinger. The Handmaid's Tale is followed by Hangover Square, Jane Eyre by Jaws. There are imposing Victorian novels, entertaining contemporary thrillers and everything in between, from dystopian works to romance.The flavour of each is brilliantly evoked and its relative merits or demerits assessed. At the same time, John Sutherland shows how the work fits into a broader context whether that of the author's life or of other books from the same genre or period. And he offers endless snippets of intriguing information: did you know, for example, that the Nazis banned Bambi or that William Faulkner wrote As I Lay Dying on an upturned wheelbarrow; that Voltaire completed Candide in three days, or that Anna Sewell was paid 20 for Black Beauty? Encyclopedic and entertaining by turns, this is a wonderful dip-in book, whose opinions will inform and on occasion, no doubt, infuriate. It is also effectively a history of the novel in 500 or so bite-sized pieces.

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