Essence & Critique: Journal of Literature and Drama Studies
Essence
&
Critique:
Journal
of
Literature
and
Drama
Studies
is
published
twice
a
year
in
June
and
December
.
The
journal
is
an
open-access,
peer-reviewed
academic
e-
journal
aiming
to
publish
original
and
international
research
articles
that
bring
solutions
to
issues
and
examines
scientific
issues
and
problems
in
all
subfields
of
literatures,
theatre,
drama
and
performance
studies,
and
cultural
studies.
Each
submitted
article
is
evaluated
by
at
least
two
referees
of
the
field
expert
and
the
final
result is reported to the authors within three months.
Aim and Scope
Essence
&
Critique:
Journal
of
Literature
and
Drama
Studies
aims
to
focus
on
issues
in
literature,
drama,
theatre
and
performance
studies.
It
renegotiates
the
understanding
of
classical,
modern
and
contemporary
aesthetics
of
literature,
drama
and
theatre
by
treating
literary
and
dramatic
texts
of
the
periods
from
antiquity
to
the
contemporary
time.
The
peer-reviewed
journal
publishes
essays
that
engage
in
close
readings
of
literary
genres
including
novels,
stories,
plays
and
literary
and
dramatic
theories
and
also
touch
upon
historical,
political,
formal,
theoretical
and
methodological aspects of literature, drama, theatre and performance studies.
Essence
&
Critique
appears
twice
a
year:
both
volumes
are
general
issues
based
on
the
calls
for
literary
and
dramatic
studies
inviting
individual
essays
on
literature,
theatre
and
drama studies in English. The journal also contains a review section.
Journal is owned and published by Önder Çakırtaş.