{"product_id":"9781529966619-the-elements-of-dark-academia","title":"The Elements of Dark Academia","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmbition. Desire. Isolation. Secrets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon your best tweed and sharpen your daggers: school is in session.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this revelatory collection of over two dozen stories, award-winning anthologist Jared Shurin guides us through the hallowed halls of Dark Academia, from its Gothic roots to its boundary-pushing present. Ranging from the mysterious to the fantastic, the romantic and the horrific, these stories explore the hidden secrets of elite institutions, probe our relationship with power, and examine the darkest corners of human nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin these pages, you’ll meet obsessed professors and the students who will do anything to impress them. Artists and musicians who make deals with the devil. Academic rivalries that turn personal, and even deadly. Students who come to study, but learn that ivory towers often contain dark secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the syllabus, you’ll find:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdgar Allan Poe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvelyn Waugh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDorothy Sayers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarmen Maria Machado\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM.L. Rio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLev Grossman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd many more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd for your final assignment: an original story by \u003cb\u003eOlivie Blake\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill you dare to explore this tome's hidden depths?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56775643824502,"sku":"9781529966619","price":20.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40494607_d75c4e79-4dec-44f5-b6c4-6e997db609fc.jpg?v=1774488515","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529966619-the-elements-of-dark-academia","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}