William Morris and the Uses of Violence, 1856–1890

William Morris and the Uses of Violence, 1856–1890William Morris and the Uses of Violence, 18561890 offers a new and challenging reading of William Morriss work, focusing on his representations of violence and arguing that the idea of regenerative battle is central to his literary and political vision.

A collection of case studies investigating the crimes of the powerful

and anti-colonial nationalism

As is well known

Including almost 50 contributing artists and scholars

Gus van Sant’s Psycho and Guillermo de Toro’s Cronos

This is the first book-length study of this major director’s work

Representing Africa examines the ways in which British travellers

The Method of Metaphor ultimately demonstrates the value of this neglected potential of metaphoric reasoning and shows its far-reaching implications in both moral behaviour and moral education

Working from the premise that all writing is creative

stimulating and inventive study of an essential element of cinema

For over four decades

committing instead to explore the shocking resurgences of life that break through grief