This Halloween, the team at LUP have pulled together a selection of some of our spookiest books and journal articles – from ghosts in Greek tragedy to a postcolonial reading of the zombie. Find out more about our top picks across Art, Literature, History, and Culture below.
Introducing ‘Unmasking the Red Death’: examining Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Masque of the Red Death’ in light of lockdowns and the COVID-19 pandemic
We are delighted to introduce Unmasking the Red Death, the latest special collection from Modern Languages Open. Contributions examine Edgar Allan Poe’s short story The Masque of the Red Death in light of lockdowns and the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring the central role that culture can have in times of crisis. Here, the co-editor of the collection, Emily Baker explains how this open access collection of articles came about and the research context and thinking that informs it.
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