Dr Ambra Moroncini, Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies and Dr Aaron M. Kahn, Senior Lecturer in Spanish and Head of the Department of Language Studies, in the School of Media, Arts & Humanities are delighted to announce the publication of their co-edited (and co-written) volume Early Modern Voices in Contemporary Literature and on Screen.

Available in print and via Open Access, Early Modern Voices in Contemporary Literature and on Screen explores the enduring presence of some of the most ground-breaking early modern voices and works in our contemporary time. It embraces a rich diversity of literary genres (from poetry to storytelling, novels, fairy tales, and historical colonial chronicles, while also considering musical theatre compositions), and broadens the scope of research to the world of media, with cutting-edge insights into contemporary films, TV series, and videogames.

It presents innovative scholarly perspectives on how early modern works and themes are explored, remediated, and refashioned today to address cultural, political, and social issues germane to our global present. The eleven chapters of the volume are critically discussed into two main sections: I. Adaptations, Echoes, and Interpretations of Dante, Boccaccio, and Shakespeare in the 20th and 21st Centuries; II. Literary and Media Adaptations of Early Modern Historical Figures and Works.

The authors are grateful to Sam Nesbit and Sussex Open Access for all the wonderful support they have given to the research project.