Australian crime fiction grew from the country’s origins as an 18th–century English prison colony. Early stories focused on escaped convicts becoming heroic bush rangers, or how the system mistreated
Reading Robin Hood explores and explains stories about the mythic outlaw - a figure who always represents the values of natural law and stands up for true justice - from the middle ages to the present
In this volume, the author examines the development of crime fiction in the 19th century through specific themes. He explores American crime writers like Charles Brockden Brown, Edgar Allan Poe, Am
Stephen Knight traces the myth of Merlin from to the early Welsh figure of Myrddin, through centuries of literature and art, and to contemporary examples of literature, film, and television.
In The Politics of Myth, Stephen Knight studies nine figures still vividly alive, all of them appearing in twenty-first century film and television. Analysing how they relate to the major themes of po
Reading Robin Hood explores and explains stories about the mythic outlaw, from the middle ages to the present - a figure who always represents the values of natural law and stands up for true justice.
Starting with William Godwin's Caleb Williams and Charles Brockden Brown's Edgar Huntly, this book covers in detail the great works of detective fiction--Poe's Dupin stories, Conan Doyle's The Adventu
Since its appearance nearly two centuries ago, crime fiction has gripped readers' imaginations around the world. Detectives have varied enormously: from the nineteenth-century policemen (and a few wom
Since its appearance nearly two centuries ago, crime fiction has gripped readers' imaginations around the world. Detectives have varied enormously: from the nineteenth-century policemen (and a few wom
Knight (English Literature, Cardiff University) follows on his erudite dissection of the Robin Hood legend with this historical/literary treatment of the character of Merlin. As with Robin and Merlin'
The only figure in the Dictionary of National Biography who is said never to have existed, Robin Hood has taken on an air of reality few historical figures achieve. His image in various guises has bee
The United States of America is falling before the armies of the dead. Leading the sole survivors of the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division out of the overrun city of New York, Captain Phil Hastings hea
The life and times of Everyone's favorite thief Filled with action, villains, and surprises, the legend lives on. Days of old bursting with pageantry, knights, and beautiful maidens return in a superb
Recent crime fiction reflects changes in society and technology, notes Effron (Stevenson U., Baltimore County, Maryland) in introducing this collection of ten critical essays. From diverse perspective
British Industrial Fictions is a collection of essays on the fiction which represented the contexts, aspirations and dramas experienced by the people who worked in industry in Britain over a period of
Continues the series providing important Middle English texts in affordable editions for teachers and students of the language and literature. The anthology contains all the known material on the outl
