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      • Crimson Dragon Publishing

        Crimson Dragon Publishing carries books that encourage readers of all ages by sparking the imagination. While we focus on the fantasy and science fiction genres, we also carry illustrated books for young readers that focus on social-emotional skills development and fictionalized non-fiction.

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      • Editorial Drakul, S.L.

        Editorial Drakul is an independent, privately owned company, founded in June 2006 and dedicated mainly to the publication of novels and comics, but also children's literature.

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        The Arts
        June 2017

        Popular television drama

        Critical perspectives

        by Jonathan Bignell, Stephen Lacey

        Popular television drama: critical perspectives' is a collection of essays examining landmark programmes of the last forty years, from 'Doctor Who' to 'The Office', and from 'The Demon Headmaster' to 'Queer As Folk'. Contributions from prominent academics focus on the full range of popular genres, from sitcoms to science fiction, gothic horror and children's drama, and challenge received wisdom by reconsidering how British television drama can be analysed. Each section is preceded by an introduction in which the editors discuss how the essays address existing problems in the field and also suggest new directions for study. The book is split into three sections, addressing the enduring appeal of popular genres, the notion of 'quality' in television drama, and analysing a range of programmes past and present. Popular television drama: critical perspectives will be of interest to students and researchers in many academic disciplines that study television drama. Its breadth and focus on popular programmes will also appeal to those interested in the shows themselves.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        May 2023

        Pasts at play

        Childhood encounters with history in British culture, 1750–1914

        by Rachel Bryant Davies, Barbara Gribling

        This collection brings together scholars from disciplines including Children's Literature, Classics, and History to develop fresh approaches to children's culture and the uses of the past. It charts the significance of historical episodes and characters during the long nineteenth-century (1750-1914), a critical period in children's culture. Boys and girls across social classes often experienced different pasts simultaneously, for purposes of amusement and instruction. The book highlights an active and shifting market in history for children, and reveals how children were actively involved in consuming and repackaging the past: from playing with historically themed toys and games to performing in plays and pageants. Each chapter reconstructs encounters across different media, uncovering the cultural work done by particular pasts and exposing the key role of playfulness in the British historical imagination.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        October 2025

        Early modern drama and the theatre of war

        Militarism, conflict and disruption in the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries

        by Bronwen Price, Hilary Hinds

        This volume explores the disruptive effects of militarism, war and social unrest in early modern drama. Engaging with Simon Barker's seminal work on dramatic representations of war and militarism, contributors highlight what often lies hidden beneath the surface of martial narratives, treating them as formative interventions in contemporary discourses, whether in justifying war, excluding dissident voices or shaping cultural identities. Discussions include new examinations of militarism, the figure of the soldier and early modern theories of war in Shakespearean tragedy, history and comedy, alongside antimasque and dramatic satire by lesser-known playwrights. The essays investigate how ideas of war underpin emerging concepts of gender, leadership, marriage and the family, as well as the continuing mobilisation of Shakespearean drama in the context of modern armed conflict. Together, they offer rich new contributions to the current lively critical debates on this topic.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        October 2020

        Play time

        by Daisy Black, David Matthews, Anke Bernau, James Paz

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        September 2020

        Pasts at play

        by Rachel Bryant Davies, Barbara Gribling, Anna Barton

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        March 2026

        Playing politics

        Restoration drama and innovation, 1670-71

        by Jennie Challinor

        This study focuses on the 1670-71 season in the Restoration playhouses, an exciting and formative moment in theatrical and political history. The year proved to be difficult and damaging to King Charles II, as political, religious, and personal matters provoked controversy and disquiet, and the country teetered on the brink of major constitutional problems. My research sets drama against this backdrop. Theatrical records for this period are patchy and, for the most part, frustratingly incomplete: this book does not attempt to reconstruct the day-to-day operations of the playhouses, but rather it uses the available evidence of the extant new and revived plays we know (or believe) to have been performed in the 1670-71 theatrical season, and argues that this was the period in which serious and far-reaching political and dramatic questions began to be seriously asked and (tentatively) answered.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        March 2022

        Chartist drama

        by Gregory Vargo

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        The Arts
        March 2026

        Acting and performance in Hitchcock

        by Adrian Garvey, Victoria Lowe

        Hitchcock's professed disdain for actors is belied by the extraordinary range and depth of performances featured in his films. It might even be argued that many stars gave their richest and most complex performances in his work. Hitchcock's films are also imbued with the theme of performance, as when his fugitive men and errant women assume fragile new identities and move between roles. Actors and other performers also often feature as characters. However, the exhaustive academic literature on Hitchcock has to date produced surprisingly little work about acting and performance in his films. The collection includes contributions from a range of leading scholars on Hitchcock, performance, stardom, and British Cinema, including Charles Barr, David Greven, Mark Glancy, Lucy Bolton, Lawrence Napper and Michael Williams, and an interview with leading composers/accompanists Neil Brand and Stephen Horne on scoring performance in Silent Hitchcock.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        July 2023

        Leaving the field

        by Robin James Smith, Sara Delamont

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        June 2022

        Tillys Kinderkram. Tilly und der Sport

        by Jasmin Schaudinn, Angela Gstalter

        In "Tillys Kinderkram. Tilly und der Sport" von Jasmin Schaudinn erleben junge Leserinnen und Leser zusammen mit der quirligen Tilly die Welt des Sports aus der Perspektive eines Kindes. Während Erwachsene Sport oft mit dem Ziel betreiben, Gewicht zu verlieren oder Muskeln aufzubauen, entdeckt Tilly die Freude an der Bewegung ohne Leistungsdruck. Ihre Verwunderung über die Erwachsenenwelt und deren Sportgeräte, wie zum Beispiel der Heimtrainer ihres Vaters, der trotz Anstrengung nirgendwohin führt, bringt Kinder zum Schmunzeln. Tillys Abenteuer im Kindergarten mit ihrem Freund Luan und die spielerischen Aktivitäten mit ihrem Bruder Bruno zeigen, dass Sport vor allem Spaß machen und kreativ sein soll. Die Geschichte ist eine Erinnerung daran, dass kindliche Fantasie und die Freude an der Bewegung Hand in Hand gehen. Mit einem Augenzwinkern auf Trends wie Home Fitness und liebevollen Tipps von Tilly selbst, ist dieses Buch ein charmantes Leseerlebnis für Kinder und ihre Eltern, angereichert durch einen begleitenden Podcast „Kinderkram“. Kindgerechte Erzählweise: Vermittelt die Freude an Bewegung und Sport auf eine Weise, die Kinder direkt anspricht und begeistert. Humorvoller Blick auf Erwachsenensport: Bietet lustige Einblicke in die Sportwelt der Erwachsenen aus der Sicht eines Kindes. Förderung von Kreativität und Fantasie: Ermutigt Kinder ab 4 Jahren, ihre eigene Fantasie zu nutzen und selbst kreative Wege zu finden, um aktiv zu sein. Vielseitige Unterhaltung: Ergänzt durch einen Podcast, der die Geschichten von Tilly lebendig werden lässt und für zusätzlichen Spaß sorgt. Ideal für Vorlesestunden: Ein wunderbares Buch für gemeinsame Leseerlebnisse in der Familie, das sowohl Kindergartenkinder als auch Grundschüler anspricht.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        June 2021

        Passing into the present

        Contemporary American fiction of racial and gender passing

        by Sinead Moynihan

        This book is the first full-length study of contemporary American fiction of passing. Its takes as its point of departure the return of racial and gender passing in the 1990s in order to make claims about wider trends in contemporary American fiction. The book accounts for the return of tropes of passing in fiction by Phillip Roth, Percival Everett, Louise Erdrich, Danzy Senna, Jeffrey Eugenides and Paul Beatty, by arguing meta-critical and meta-fictional tool. These writers are attracted to the trope of passing because passing narratives have always foregrounded the notion of textuality in relation to the (il)legibility of "black" subjects passing as white. The central argument of this book, then, is that contemporary narratives of passing are concerned with articulating and unpacking an analogy between passing and authorship. The title promises to inaugurate dialogue on the relationships between passing, postmodernism and authorship in contemporary American fiction.

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        Biography & True Stories
        November 2024

        Walking in the dark

        James Baldwin, my father and I

        by Douglas Field

        A moving exploration of the life and work of the celebrated American writer, blending biography and memoir with literary criticism. Since James Baldwin's death in 1987, his writing - including The Fire Next Time, one of the manifestoes of the Civil Rights Movement, and Giovanni's Room, a pioneering work of gay fiction - has only grown in relevance. Douglas Field was introduced to Baldwin's essays and novels by his father, who witnessed the writer's debate with William F. Buckley at Cambridge University in 1965. In Walking in the dark, he embarks on a journey to unravel his life-long fascination and to understand why Baldwin continues to enthral us decades after his death. Tracing Baldwin's footsteps in France, the US and Switzerland, and digging into archives, Field paints an intimate portrait of the writer's life and influence. At the same time, he offers a poignant account of coming to terms with his father's Alzheimer's disease. Interweaving Baldwin's writings on family, illness, memory and place, Walking in the dark is an eloquent testament to the enduring power of great literature to illuminate our paths.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        June 2022

        Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 98/1

        The Artist of the Future Age: William Blake, Neo-Romanticism, Counterculture and Now

        by Douglas Field

        This special issue of the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library is devoted to William Blake. It explores the British and European reception of Blake's work from the late nineteenth century to the present day, with a particular focus on the counterculture. Opening with two articles by the late Michael Horovitz, an important figure in the 'Blake Renaissance' of the 1960s, the issue goes on to investigate the ideological struggle over Blake in the early part of the twentieth century, with particular reference to W. B. Yeats. This is followed by articles on the artistic avant-garde and underground of the 1960s and on Blake's significance for science fiction authors of the 1970s. The issue closes with an article on the contemporary Belgian art collective maelstrÖm reEvolution.

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        June 2025

        Mein Spiel- und Mitmachbuch. Wanda und Wolle – Wir sind Freunde, du und ich

        Gefühle aus dem Kinderalltag erleben und begleiten! Ein Spiel- und Mitmachbuch mit Wippe, Klappen und Schiebern ab 2 Jahren. Bauernhof. Schafe

        by Sandra Grimm, Antje Flad

        Ein liebenswertes Schaf-Duo. Gefühle aus dem Kinderalltag. Erlebniswelt Bauernhof. Ein stabiles Spiel- und Mitmachbuch mit Klappen und Schiebern ab 2 Jahren. Das ist der Mix für ein Lieblingsbuch. Wolle ist neu auf dem Bauernhof und fühlt sich ein bisschen einsam. Wie gut, dass er Wanda kennenlernt – eine Freundin zum Spielen. Natürlich hat Wolle seinen Teddy mitgebracht. Doch der ist plötzlich verschwunden. Oje! Klar, dass Wanda Wolle tröstet und ihm beim Suchen hilft. Denn Freunde helfen sich immer! Hier dürfen alle Kinder mitsuchen hinter den Klappen. Per Schieber können sie mit ihren Helden sogar spielen. Weitere Spiel- und Mitmachbücher im Arena Verlag:Benno Bibers BaustelleBenno Bibers FeuerwehrBenno Bibers AutobuchBenno Bibers PolizeiBenno Bibers BauernhofBenno Bibers WerkstattBenno Bibers RettungskofferBenno Bibers WeihnachtswerkstattMein großes Feuerwehr-SpielbuchMein großes Müllauto-SpielbuchMein großes Traktor-Spielbuch

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        October 2023

        Stunde um Stunde

        Thriller | Die Suche nach ihrer verschwundenen Tochter wurde auf Eis gelegt – jetzt machen sie der Polizei die Hölle heiß …

        by Candice Fox, Thomas Wörtche, Andrea O’Brien

        Die junge Tilly Delaney ist vor zwei Jahren auf mysteriöse Weise verschwunden. Die Polizei von Los Angeles hat ihren Fall inzwischen längst zu den Akten gelegt und stuft sie als ertrunken ein. Aus Verzweiflung über die Untätigkeit des LAPD dringen ihre Eltern, Ryan und Elsie Delaney, in das forensische Labor der Strafverfolgungsbehörden ein und stellen ein Ultimatum: Findet endlich unsere Tochter, oder wir werden Stunde um Stunde alle Beweise für andere ungeklärte Fälle vernichten. Detective Charlie Hoskins ist seit fünf Jahren undercover in einer mörderischen Motorradgang tätig. Als seine Tarnung auffliegt, hat er keine andere Wahl, als Tilly selbst zu finden, oder er verliert alles, wofür er gearbeitet hat, sollte das Labor brennen. Lynette Lamb war Polizeibeamtin ‒ bis gestern, als sie vor ihrem ersten Einsatz in Los Angeles gefeuert wurde. Herauszufinden, was mit Tilly passiert ist, ist ihre einzige Chance, wieder in den Beruf einzusteigen, auf den sie sich ihr ganzes Leben lang vorbereitet hat. Hoskins und Lamb müssen sich zusammentun, um diesen cold case zu lösen, und sie müssen schnell handeln ‒ bevor die Situation völlig außer Kontrolle gerät.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        August 2018

        Sport and diplomacy

        by J Simon Rofe, Giles Scott-Smith

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