Modern Languages, News

Journal of Romance Studies welcomes new editors and invites submissions

The Journal of Romance Studies (JRS) is pleased to welcome two new editors, Professor Sara Kippur (Wellesley College, USA) and Dr Sheela Mahadevan (University of Liverpool, UK), who will lead the journal into its next chapter. JRS invites submissions of articles and special issue proposals for forthcoming issues of the journal.

News, Literature, Journals

Liverpool University Press to become publisher of Australian Literary Studies

Liverpool University Press (LUP) is pleased to announce that it will become the new publisher of Australian Literary Studies, the fully refereed journal devoted to Australian literary criticism, as well as that which expands the scope of literary studies internationally.

Literature, science fiction

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing: an entire library full of it is perilous . . .

The latest book in our Writers and their Work series, Terry Pratchett, discusses the full range of Terry Pratchett’s writing, from Discworld to his equally successful, award-winning novels for children and the unrelated “stand-alone” novels. It explores Pratchett's development as a writer, showing how “story” – the narrative we build about ourselves and the world … Continue reading

Literature

Archival Encounter:  Editing Charles Olson’s The Special View of History, Revised and Expanded Edition

In this blog, John Faulise, the editor of The Special View of History: Revised and Expanded Edition examines how an archival encounter with the source materials at the Charles Olson Research Collection resulted in this new edition of Olson’s major statement on postmodern poetics. The need for a new edition of Charles Olson’s The Special … Continue reading