{"product_id":"9798891790520-critical-insights-going-into-the-woods","title":"Critical Insights: Going Into the Woods","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWoods and forests have long been seen as places of both beauty and danger, of both charm and threat. This volume explores the theme of journeying Into the Woods. Works relevant might include Dante’s \u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e, the famous film \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e, and Tolkien’s \u003cem\u003eLord of the Ring\u003c\/em\u003e novels.\u003cbr\u003eWoods and forests have long been seen as places of both beauty and danger, of both charm and threat. Dark woods, in particular, have often been treated as symbols of vulnerability, especially when they are imagined as inhabited by wild animals so that they become literal wildernesses—wild places—in which people can easily lose their way and face general insecurity and specific forms of menace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes, as in Shakespeare’s \u003cem\u003eAs You Like It\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, entry into a forest can result in positive, even magical, outcomes. But sometimes, as in \u003cem\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/em\u003e, entering a forest can suggest alienation, loneliness, and potential despair. This volume, then, explores the theme of journeying Into the Woods by interpreting the topic broadly and sometimes metaphorically. Works relevant to this theme might include Dante’s \u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e, Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown,” the famous film \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e, Tolkien’s \u003cem\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e novels, James Fenimore Cooper’s \u003cem\u003eThe Last of the Mohicans\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as Jon Krakauer’s noted work of nonfiction,\u003cem\u003e Into the Wild\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the final section, Resources, a select bibliography of additional works that are pertinent to the theme is provided. Each essay in \u003cem\u003eCritical Insights: Going Into the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e includes a list of Works Cited and detailed endnotes. Also included in this volume is a Bibliography, biographies of the Editor and Contributors, and an alphabetical Index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57734141149558,"sku":"9798891790520","price":91.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41090828.jpg?v=1777563818","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9798891790520-critical-insights-going-into-the-woods","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}