Literary reference works

An overview of the main literary schools, authors and works in modern Russia and the Soviet Union.

An overview of the main literary schools, authors and works in modern Russia and the Soviet Union.

A state-of-the-field review of critical perspectives on the work of Anthony Trollope.

An indispensable reference tool for Shakespeare students and enthusiasts, this compact guide provides authoritative summaries of each of Shakespeare''s works.

An indispensable reference tool for Shakespeare students and enthusiasts, this compact guide provides authoritative summaries of each of Shakespeare''s works.

An exploration of the elusive nature of representation in Plath''s poetry and the various versions of her that readers encounter.

An exploration of the elusive nature of representation in Plath''s poetry and the various versions of her that readers encounter.

Essential reading for all those interested in Irish literature and culture and its far-reaching effects on the world.

The most up-to-date and detailed introduction to Proust''s life and work available today, including a volume-by-volume study of Proust''s novel.

Essential reading for all those interested in Irish literature and culture and its far-reaching effects on the world.

The most up-to-date and detailed introduction to Proust''s life and work available today, including a volume-by-volume study of Proust''s novel.

First published in 1988, this reissue is an important work in the field of national literary exchange.

First published in 1988, this reissue is an important work in the field of national literary exchange.

Complementing other volumes in the Shakespeare Criticism Series, this collection of twenty original essays will expand the critical contexts in which Antony and Cleopatra can be enjoyed as both literature and theater.

Complementing other volumes in the Shakespeare Criticism Series, this collection of twenty original essays will expand the critical contexts in which Antony and Cleopatra can be enjoyed as both literature and theater.

First published in 1996.

First published in 1996.

First published in 1951, this book is based on a course of lectures on poetry and prose given at Cambridge University during the long vacations of 1946-1950.

First published in 1951, this book is based on a course of lectures on poetry and prose given at Cambridge University during the long vacations of 1946-1950.

First published in 1977, this book looks at the versatile literary form of dramatic monologue.

First published in 1977, this book looks at the versatile literary form of dramatic monologue.

The Cynewulf Reader is a collection of classic and original essays presenting a comprehensive view of the elusive Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf, his language, and his work.

The Cynewulf Reader is a collection of classic and original essays presenting a comprehensive view of the elusive Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf, his language, and his work.

This collection of essays and reviews represents the most significant and comprehensive writing on Shakespeare's AComedy of Errors.

This collection of essays and reviews represents the most significant and comprehensive writing on Shakespeare's AComedy of Errors.

This volume is a comprehensive overview of scholarship on this play.

This volume is a comprehensive overview of scholarship on this play.

Featuring three original and 14 classic essays, this volume examines literary representations of women in Arthuriana and how women artists have viewed them.

Featuring three original and 14 classic essays, this volume examines literary representations of women in Arthuriana and how women artists have viewed them.

This volume explores the most exciting trends in 21st century US fiction''s genres, themes, and concepts.

This volume explores the most exciting trends in 21st century US fiction''s genres, themes, and concepts.

Investigates selected Beckett works presenting worlds where the human does not occupy a privileged place in the order of creation.

Investigates selected Beckett works presenting worlds where the human does not occupy a privileged place in the order of creation.

This volume traces the formation of the Asian American literary canon and the field of Asian American Studies from 1965–1996.

Explore the production of bestsellers at the Frankfurt Book Fair, through an investigation involving three consecutive years of fieldwork.

This book focuses on the techniques of good prose writing, suitable for students of English literature and of creative writing.

Explore the production of bestsellers at the Frankfurt Book Fair, through an investigation involving three consecutive years of fieldwork.

This book focuses on the techniques of good prose writing, suitable for students of English literature and of creative writing.

Hemingway''s letters, many previously unpublished, trace his literary apprenticeship in the legendary milieu of expatriate Paris (1923–1925).

This volume traces the formation of the Asian American literary canon and the field of Asian American Studies from 1965–1996.

The only book that shows readers how to ask the questions which will make poems to speak to them.

This volume examines the concerns – political, literary, and identity-based – of contemporary Asian American literatures in neoliberal times.

The book provides new scholarship on Asian North American literature and culture from an often-neglected historical period.

This volume examines the concerns – political, literary, and identity-based – of contemporary Asian American literatures in neoliberal times.

The book provides new scholarship on Asian North American literature and culture from an often-neglected historical period.

The only book that shows readers how to ask the questions which will make poems to speak to them.

The theme for Volume 73 is ''Shakespeare and the City''.

This Companion shows in new ways how Orwell''s most famous work continues to be a novel for our times.

This book introduces readers to early American literary studies through original readings of key literary texts.

This book introduces readers to early American literary studies through original readings of key literary texts.