*; Examines the esoteric side of texts and tales from the Middle Ages, including the enduring presence of haunted areas and power places and the roles of witches, house spirits, rune priests, shapeshifters, and the undead*; Discusses the dividing lin...Lasīt vairāk
Folkloric Horror in Medieval Literature: New Discussions and Approaches focuses on the medieval and early modern precursors of what is now frequently described as Folk Horror. Part of the argument staged in this book stems from an observation that mu...Lasīt vairāk
Folkloric Horror in Medieval Literature: New Discussions and Approaches focuses on the medieval and early modern precursors of what is now frequently described as Folk Horror. Part of the argument staged in this book stems from an observation that mu...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Jul-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: University Press of Colorado, ISBN-13: 9781646426034)
Mobius Media explores the interplay of popular and traditional cultures, reminding readers that expressive cultural forms are never mutually exclusive but exist in a state of creative tension and interconnection, merging and (re)defining one another....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-May-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: University Press of Colorado, ISBN-13: 9781646425853)
Inspired by folklore, television, fairy tales, social media, novels, and films, Just Wonder addresses crucial themes in social and ecological justice efforts. Moving into the mid-twenty-first century, wonder-as a potentially critical sociocultural, e...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 07-May-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: University of Illinois Press, ISBN-13: 9780252056949)
The shades and structures of the blues had an immense impact on the poetry of Langston Hughes. Steven C. Tracy provides a cultural context for Hughess work while revealing how Hughes mined Black oral and literary traditions to create his poetry. Com...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Apr-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: University of Arizona Press, ISBN-13: 9780816550364)
This insightful volume delves into land-based Dine and Dene imaginaries as embodied in stories-oral, literary, and visual. Like the dynamism and kinetic facets of hozho,* Restoring Relations Through Stories takes us through many landscapes, places, a...Lasīt vairāk
An extraordinary collection of Japanese ghost stories, many in English for the first time!This spine-chilling anthology of 77 spooky stories from the Japanese collection Tales from Shinshu is compiled and edited by award-winning author Noboru Wada. I...Lasīt vairāk
An extraordinary collection of Japanese ghost stories, many in English for the first time!This spine-chilling anthology of 77 spooky stories from the Japanese collection Tales from Shinshu is compiled and edited by award-winning author Noboru Wada. I...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Feb-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: State University of New York Press, ISBN-13: 9781438496634)
Argues that ancient yantra (robot) tales reveal how their Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain authors thought about the nature of humanity and our role in a cosmos filled with divine and natural forces.What does it mean to be human? I, Yantra examines ancient...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Dec-2023, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Cornell University Press, ISBN-13: 9781501773488)
The medieval northern world consisted of a vast and culturally diverse region both geographically, from roughly Greenland to Novgorod and culturally, as one of the last areas of Europe to be converted to Christianity. Old Norse Folklore explores the...Lasīt vairāk
Ancient stories that challenge modern notions of what it means to be a hero.The ancient gods of Ireland were once worshipped throughout the land. Powerful and brave, they were unafraid to show their vulnerability, reject violence, or lean on others f...Lasīt vairāk
"e;Enchanting, breathtaking and beautiful... If you need me, Ill be in Storyland"e; - Ben Miller DREAM OF THE HEROES AND MONSTERS RIGHT ON YOUR DOORSTEP. THIS IS WHERE WE BEGAN. . .You will have heard of Thor, Medusa and Hercules. But what a...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 09-Oct-2023, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781000951806)
The Routledge Companion to Folk Horror offers a comprehensive guide to this popular genre. It explores its origins, canonical texts and thinkers, the crucial underlying themes of nostalgia and hauntology, and identifies new trends in the field.Divide...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 09-Oct-2023, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781000951851)
The Routledge Companion to Folk Horror offers a comprehensive guide to this popular genre. It explores its origins, canonical texts and thinkers, the crucial underlying themes of nostalgia and hauntology, and identifies new trends in the field.Divide...Lasīt vairāk
Linking literature, philosophy, art, and personal experience, a moving exploration of the wooded landscapes power. In 1985 Boria Sax inherited an area of forest in New York State, which had been purchased by his Russian, Jewish, and Communist grandp...Lasīt vairāk
