Evil in English Literature : Theatre as Evil in Tudor & Stuart England; Dracula -Resurrection of the Primal Father; Humourized Portrayal of Death in the Discworld Series; Evil in Third Policeman by Flann O'brien & the Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro
by Fiona Tomkinson, Christopher Thomas Cairney, John Basourakos, Aysem Seval, Sema Bulutsuz, Gillian Alban, Raymond Burke, Canan Savkay, Zuleyha Cetiner
A collection of scholarly essays examining portrayals of evil in English literature from Tudor drama through modern fiction, including analyses of theatre, Gothic figures, and contemporary novels.
About This Book
This volume brings together essays examining how evil is portrayed in English literature across several centuries.
Contributors analyze theatrical works from the Tudor and Stuart periods, focusing on the stage as a site of moral conflict.
Additional chapters address Gothic fiction, including the figure of Dracula and its psychological implications.
The collection also considers humorous treatments of death in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.
Further essays explore evil in twentieth-century novels by Flann O'Brien and Kazuo Ishiguro.
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