Oliver von Knebel Doeberitz is Professor of British Cultural Studies at the University of Leipzig, Germany. His research interests and publications explore British youth cultures and 18th-century culture, including Matters of Blood. Defoe and the Cultures of Violence (Winter, 2010). Ralf Schneider is Professor of British Literary and Cultural Studies at Bielefeld University, Germany. He has published on the theory and analysis of literary character, cognitive narratology and a variety of topics in British literary and cultural history.

Oliver von Knebel Doeberitz is Professor of British Cultural Studies at the University of Leipzig, Germany. His research interests and publications explore British youth cultures and 18th-century culture, including Matters of Blood. Defoe and the Cultures of Violence (Winter, 2010). Ralf Schneider is Professor of British Literary and Cultural Studies at Bielefeld University, Germany. He has published on the theory and analysis of literary character, cognitive narratology and a variety of topics in British literary and cultural history.

Oliver von Knebel Doeberitz is Professor of British Cultural Studies at the University of Leipzig, Germany. His research interests and publications explore British youth cultures and 18th-century culture, including Matters of Blood. Defoe and the Cultures of Violence (Winter, 2010). Ralf Schneider is Professor of British Literary and Cultural Studies at Bielefeld University, Germany. He has published on the theory and analysis of literary character, cognitive narratology and a variety of topics in British literary and cultural history.