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  • Storytelling: Critical and Creative Approaches

    Edited by J. Shaw, P. Kelly, L. Semler ...
    This collection uses the concept of 'story' to connect literary materials and methods of analysis to wider issues of social and political importance. Drawing on a range of texts, themes include post-colonial literatures, history in literature, old stories in contemporary contexts, and the relationship between creativity and criticism. ... Read more

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  • Teaching Shakespeare Beyond the Centre

    Australasian Perspectives

    Edited by K. Flaherty, P. Gay, L. Semler ...
    Series series Palgrave Shakespeare Studies
    Showcasing a wide array of recent, innovative and original research into Shakespeare and learning in Australasia and beyond, this volume argues the value of the 'local' and provides transferable and adaptable models of educational theory and practice. ... Read more

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  • Music and Performance in the Later Middle Ages

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    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
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