Literary companions, book reviews and guides

Offers a timely introduction to the intersection of radical politics and American literature in the period of the Great Depression.

Provides an accessible overview of the achievement of Edward Gibbon (1737–94), one of the world''s greatest historians.

A compelling, comprehensive, and substantive introduction to the work of David Foster Wallace.

This volume offers a literary and cultural history of the idea of crusading over the last millennium.

This Companion considers what theoretical and practical possibilities emerge at the crossroads of human rights and literature.

Presents lucid and exemplary critical essays, introducing readers to J.

This Companion considers what theoretical and practical possibilities emerge at the crossroads of human rights and literature.

Illuminates the pleasures and challenges of Shakespeare''s complex language for today''s students, teachers, actors and theatre-goers.

A comprehensive and engaging overview of English language dictionary-making from the first monolingual English dictionary to the current day.

Offers accessible and informative essays about the social impact and historical importance of boxing around the globe.

Offers accessible and informative essays about the social impact and historical importance of boxing around the globe.

This volume offers a literary and cultural history of the idea of crusading over the last millennium.

An exciting new Companion exploring the study of how stories work and of how we make them work.

Presents lucid and exemplary critical essays, introducing readers to J.

Gives a comprehensive critical picture of the development of British fiction from the election of Thatcher to the present.

Provides an accessible overview of the achievement of Edward Gibbon (1737–94), one of the world''s greatest historians.

Explores a major eighteenth-century narrative and the power of the Crusoe figure beyond the pages of the original book.

Shows Wright''s art was intrinsic to his politics, grounding his exploration of the intersections between race, gender, and class.

Illuminates the pleasures and challenges of Shakespeare''s complex language for today''s students, teachers, actors and theatre-goers.

This Companion presents lucid and exemplary critical essays, introducing readers to the major ideas and practices of world literary studies.

Explores a major eighteenth-century narrative and the power of the Crusoe figure beyond the pages of the original book.

A lively and accessible account of the most popular form of nineteenth-century English theatre, and its continuing influence today.

A compelling, comprehensive, and substantive introduction to the work of David Foster Wallace.

Leading historians introduce the most influential trends in thought which originated or developed in the nineteenth century.

Accessible exploration of Sherlock Holmes and his relationship to late-Victorian culture as well as his ongoing significance and popularity.

Leading historians introduce the most influential trends in thought which originated or developed in the nineteenth century.

An exciting new Companion exploring the study of how stories work and of how we make them work.

A lively and accessible account of the most popular form of nineteenth-century English theatre, and its continuing influence today.

This Companion presents lucid and exemplary critical essays, introducing readers to the major ideas and practices of world literary studies.

Accessible exploration of Sherlock Holmes and his relationship to late-Victorian culture as well as his ongoing significance and popularity.

Offers a timely introduction to the intersection of radical politics and American literature in the period of the Great Depression.

This Companion focuses on the novel as a global genre and examines its role, impact and development.

Explores 1930s authors, genres, and contexts, giving fresh attention to well-known authors and bringing new writers and approaches to the fore.

Explores 1930s authors, genres, and contexts, giving fresh attention to well-known authors and bringing new writers and approaches to the fore.

Provides a thorough overview of Ian McEwan''s fiction, articulating his place in the canon of contemporary fiction.

Provides a thorough overview of Ian McEwan''s fiction, articulating his place in the canon of contemporary fiction.

A comprehensive and engaging overview of English language dictionary-making from the first monolingual English dictionary to the current day.

This Companion addresses an exciting emerging field of literary scholarship that charts the intersections of postcolonial studies and travel writing.

A new collection of essays that offers exciting new critical approaches to the most famous vampire in literature and film.

This Companion offers a thorough overview of the diversity of the American Gothic tradition from its origins to the present.

This Companion shows how literature and science inform one another and that they''re more closely aligned than they typically appear.

This Companion addresses an exciting emerging field of literary scholarship that charts the intersections of postcolonial studies and travel writing.

A new collection of essays that offers exciting new critical approaches to the most famous vampire in literature and film.

This Companion offers a thorough overview of the diversity of the American Gothic tradition from its origins to the present.

This Companion shows how literature and science inform one another and that they''re more closely aligned than they typically appear.

A wide-ranging exploration of the influence of Keats'' world on his life and work, enhancing our engagement with his poems.

Henry David Thoreau in Context will help readers of Thoreau better understand and appreciate his life, works, and legacy.

Henry David Thoreau in Context will help readers of Thoreau better understand and appreciate his life, works, and legacy.

A wide-ranging exploration of the influence of Keats'' world on his life and work, enhancing our engagement with his poems.

A fully revised second edition of this multi-author account of Canadian literature, from Aboriginal writing to Margaret Atwood.