VOLUME 7(2) • 2024
Herman Melville and the romantic universe
Abstract. The present study explores the romantic universe of Herman Melville (1819–1891), mainly as described in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale (1851) and Pierre; or, The ambiguities (1852), but also taking into consideration other writings by Melville, with focus especially on the character of Ahab (nic..
Petrified feelings: Edith Nesbit’s ghost stories
Abstract. The Edwardian / late Victorian writer Edith Nesbit (1858–1924) is mainly known for her children’s books, but she also excelled at writing ghost and horror stories. Both genres seem to be rooted in fears, either individual traumatizations or social fears. In this essay, two of her ghost sto..
Neurosis and conviviality in Margaret Atwood: the game of little girls
Abstract. In Cat’s eye (1988), Margaret Atwood (1939–) approaches the idea of game at a literal and a literary level. The three girls in the book literally play, imitating their mothers who are still under the influence of the formal Victorian age, although their game is unusual. This literal game p..
Meeting Roger in Immer, Zlaz: the Zelazny / Yoke letters
Abstract. Editor Warren Lapine has gifted the SF & Fantasy community a remarkable volume that allows the readers to step into the great mind of such an incredible literary artist, Roger Zelazny (1937–1995). Lapine crafted with a lot of effort and proficiency a volume that took half a decade to b..
John Clare in Romanian translation: The dream, The fallen elm, and other poems – a critical bilingual edition
Abstract. John Clare (1793–1864), also known as the “green man” of English letters and the “Northamptonshire Peasant Poet,” has waited for a long time to find some of his poetry translated into Romanian. The present critical bilingual edition includes a selection of some of the most important poems ..