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  • Paths in the Snow

    A Literary Journey Through C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    by Jem Bloomfield ...
    Step beyond the wardrobe—discover the stories behind Narnia."A real delight, and full of illumination." —Rowan Williams, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury“This is a book that will delight all Narnians.” —Katherine Langrish, author, Troll FellWhat lies beneath the magic of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? In Paths in the Snow, Jem Bloomfield takes readers on a captivating journey through the ... Read more

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  • Paths in the Snow: A literary journey through The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    by Jem Bloomfield ...
    A superbly rich and engrossing exploration of C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Paths in the Snow traces the literary allusions and echoes to be found in this beloved novel, drawing the reader deeper into the magic and meaning of Narnia.From Dante to The Wind in the Willows, and from medieval dream poetry to Dorothy L. Sayers, Paths in the Snow uncovers the literary connections ... Read more

    $9.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Unexpected Journal: Shakespeare & Cultural Apologetics

    Volume 5, #4

    by Joe Ricke, Sarah R.A. Waters, John D. Cox, Jack Heller, Jem Bloomfield, Laura Higgins, Corey Latta, Tracy Manning, G. Connor Salter, Gary L.. Tandy ...
    Series Book 4 - Volume 5
    Reading Shakespeare through a Christian LensNot only huge English literature fans or apologetics aficionados will be delighted by this special Advent issue of An Unexpected Journal. The aim is to interest the scholar, yes, but also the general reader who has no special knowledge of English literature, Shakespeare, or apologetics.The defense of the Christian faith believes that no domain of human ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Allusion in Detective Fiction

    Shakespeare, the Bible and Dorothy L. Sayers

    by Jem Bloomfield ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This study argues that allusion is a central part of classic British detective fiction. It demonstrates the fraught status of Shakespeare and the Bible during the Golden Age of the British detective novel, and the cultural currents which novelists navigated whilst alluding to them. The first part traces the complex web of allusions to Shakespeare and the Bible which appear in the novels of Agatha ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Witchcraft and Paganism in Midcentury Women's Detective Fiction

    by Jem Bloomfield ...
    Series series Elements in Magic
    Witchcraft and paganism exert an insistent pressure from the margins of midcentury British detective fiction. This Element investigates the appearance of witchcraft and paganism in the novels of four of the most popular female detective authors of the era: Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, Ngaio Marsh and Gladys Mitchell. The author approaches the theme of witchcraft and paganism not simply as a ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Words of Power

    Reading Shakespeare and the Bible

    by Jem Bloomfield ...
    Shakespeare and the Bible are titans of English-speaking culture: their images are endlessly cited and recycled, and their language permeates everything from our public ceremonies to our private jokes. In Words of Power, Jem Bloomfield explores the cultural reverberations of these two collections of books, and how each era finds new meanings as they encounter works such as Hamlet or the Gospel of ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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  • The Cambridge Companion to Milton

    Edited by Dennis Danielson ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    An accessible, helpful guide for any student of Milton, whether undergraduate or graduate, introducing readers to the scope of Milton's work, the richness of its historical relations, and the range of current approaches to it. This second edition contains several new and revised essays, reflecting increasing emphasis on Milton's politics, the social conditions of his authorship and the climate in ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Paradise Lost

    Edited by Louis Schwartz ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Fifteen short, accessible essays exploring the most important topics and themes in John Milton's masterpiece, Paradise Lost. The essays invite readers to begin their own independent exploration of the poem by equipping them with useful background knowledge, introducing them to key passages, and acquainting them with the current state of critical debates. Chapters are arranged to mirror the way the ... Read more

    $31.19 USD

  • Shakespeare's Common Prayers

    The Book of Common Prayer and the Elizabethan Age

    by Daniel Swift ...
    Societies and entire nations draw their identities from certain founding documents, whether charters, declarations, or manifestos. The Book of Common Prayer figures as one of the most crucial in the history of the English-speaking peoples. First published in 1549 to make accessible the devotional language of the late Henry the VIII's new church, the prayer book was a work of monumental religious, ... Read more

    $43.19 USD

  • Medieval Shakespeare

    Pasts and Presents

    Edited by Ruth Morse, Helen Cooper, Peter Holland ...
    For many, Shakespeare represents the advent of modernity. It is easy to forget that he was in fact a writer deeply embedded in the Middle Ages, who inherited many of his shaping ideas and assumptions from the medieval past. This collection brings together essays by internationally renowned scholars of medieval and early modern literature, the history of the book and theatre history to present new ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Members of His Body

    Shakespeare, Paul, and a Theology of Nonmonogamy

    by Will Stockton ...
    Building on scholarship regarding both biblical and early modern sexualities, Members of His Body protests the Christian defense of marital monogamy. According to the Paul who authors 1 Corinthians, believers would do well to remain single and focus instead on the messiah’s return. According to the Paul who authors Ephesians, plural marriage is the telos of Christian community. Turning to ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

  • Religion and Drama in Early Modern England

    The Performance of Religion on the Renaissance Stage

    by Elizabeth Williamson ...
    Offering fuller understandings of both dramatic representations and the complexities of religious culture, this collection reveals the ways in which religion and performance were inextricably linked in early modern England. Its readings extend beyond the interpretation of straightforward religious allusions and suggest new avenues for theorizing the dynamic relationship between religious ... Read more

    $73.99 USD