The Cambridge Companion to `Frankenstein'


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Sixteen original essays by leading scholars on Mary Shelley's novel provide an introduction to Frankenstein and its various critical contexts.




The Monster in Theatre History


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Monsters are fragmentary, uncertain, frightening creatures. What happens when they enter the realm of the theatre? The Monster in Theatre History explores the cultural genealogies of monsters as they appear in the recorded history of Western theatre. From the Ancient Greeks to the most cutting-edge new media, Michael Chemers focuses on a series of ‘key’ monsters, including Frankenstein’s creature, werewolves, ghosts, and vampires, to reconsider what monsters in performance might mean to those who witness them. This volume builds a clear methodology for engaging with theatrical monsters of all kinds, providing a much-needed guidebook to this fascinating hinterland.




A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature


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A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature, Sixth Edition, offers a valuable combination of theory and practice, introducing and applying the most useful contemporary approaches. Thoroughly updated and revised for this edition, the text presents a variety of ways to interpret a work,ranging from historical/biographical and moral/philosophical to feminisms and cultural studies. It applies these diverse approaches to the same six classic works - "To His Coy Mistress," "Young Goodman Brown," "Everyday Use," Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, and Frankenstein-showing how each approachproduces different types of insights.




Real Theatre


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Draws on musicals, plays and experimental performances to show what theatre is made of and how we experience it.







Europe 1450 to 1789


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The Ampleforth Journal


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It's Alive!


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A vivid, visual, history of Mary Shelley's famous book, which commemorates the 200th anniversary of its publication, and reveals its enduring appeal.




Critical Approaches To Literature


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Critical Approaches To Literature Is An Examination Of The Different Ways In Which Literature Has Been Explained And Evaluated From The Time Of Plato To Modern Times. In The First Part Dr Daiches Examines The Philosophical Foundations Of Criticism, Then Moves On To Consider Aspects Of Practical Criticism. In The Last Section, The Book Explores The Relationship Between Criticism And Other Interrelated Spheres Of Learning.