Literary reference works

Vladimir Sorokin is the most prominent and the most controversial contemporary Russian writer.

Race mixture has played a formative role in the history of the Americas, from the western expansion of the United States to the political consolidation of emerging nations in Latin America.

The most comprehensive history of literature written in French ever produced in English.

This book features 27 integrated essays that offer access to the art, life, and legacy of one of the world''s most influential artists.

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

'Rather jolly and very helpful The TimesNeed to swot up on your Shakespeare?

The Forty-Eighters of Possum Creek: A Texas Civil War Story is a departure for State House Press.

This volume explores Caribbean literature from 1800–1920 across genres and in the multiple languages of the Caribbean.

References to weaving and binding are ubiquitous in Anglo-Saxon literature.

This book traces the major writing of New Orleans through its five most famous streets as well as its outskirts.

Born and brought up in Poland bilingually in French and Polish but living for most of his professional life in England and writing in English, Joseph Conrad was, from the start, as much a European writer as he was a British one and his work from his earliest fictions through Heart of Darkness, Nostromo and The Secret Agent to his later novels has repeatedly been the focal point of discussions about key issues of the modern age.

This vivid history of the Civil War era reveals how unexpected bonds of union forged among diverse peoples in the Ohio-Kentucky borderlands furthered emancipation through a period of spiraling chaos between 1830 and 1865.

This book provides the richest study available of African American literature during the years immediately following the Civil War.

This Element argues that editing is computational, and that such ''computations'' enable new methods of publishing, reading, and experiences.

A comprehensive guide to the literary, religious and political contexts that shape Edmund Spenser''s poetry.

The object of this study, first published in 1980, is to dispel the view that James Joyce had no political views.

Dieser Band setzt die Reihe von Interpretationen großer Werke der Literatur fort, die aus einer Ringvorlesung an der Universität Augsburg entstanden ist.

Take an intimate tour through the life and works of Stephen King, made vivid with rare photos and ephemera from King's personal collection.

This collection offers students and scholars of Eliot s work a timely critical reappraisal of her corpus, including her poetry and non-fiction, reflecting the latest developments in literary criticism.

This Companion presents key texts, authors, themes, and contexts of Latina/o literature and highlights its increasing significance in world literature.

**Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year**The Penguin Classics Book is a reader's companion to the largest library of classic literature in the world.

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

This book presents a detailed textual analysis of Calvin's Interpretation of the Lord's Prayer, from the last version of the Institution de la religion chretienne (1560), Chapter XX.

This informative Companion offers a combination of original readings and factual background information.

Religion is not merely a different way of thinking but is rather an alternative manner of being-it is both a way of attending to the world and a form of embodiment.

'Poetry,' wrote Tennyson 'is like shot-silk with many glancing colours.

The essays in this volume have all been carefully chosen by Cynthia Chase to exemplify the most important strands in contemporary critical thought on Romantic literature, in particular the best of recent feminist, deconstructive, and new historicist writing.

This volume traces transitions in British literature from 1960 to 1980, illuminating a range of authors, texts, genres and movements.

This is the first truly representative collection of texts by Helene Cixous.

This encyclopedia-style Dictionary is a comprehensive reference guide to Shakespeare's literary knowledge and recent scholarship on it.

Due to globalization, synchronic approaches in toponymy arise increasing interest among linguists.

This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the literature of the American West, one of the most vibrant and diverse literary traditions.

Meteorologies of Modernity explores the ways in which literature reflects and participates in discourses on weather and climate - historically as well as at our contemporary moment.

Whether youre looking for a new author or genre to explore, 30-Second Literature provides you with summaries of the major literary genres, styles and histories.

A “well-written, superbly researched” biography of the man who answered the call of his mentor, Abraham Lincoln, and became the first Union officer to die (Civil War News).

Der Vergleich mit Homer bestimmt das Bild Vergils in der Literaturgeschichte bis in die Gegenwart.

Im Zentrum der rezeptionsästhetischen Untersuchung steht die Neugier von Leserinnen und Lesern des dritten Lebensalters.

The written word is one of the defining elements of Christian experience.

This book, together with A Book of Broadsheets makes up an anthology of the 1915 broadsheets distributed by The Times to members of H.

This book is about the transformation of England's trade and government finances in the mid-seventeenth century, a revolution that destroyed Ireland.

Phialas provides commentaries on Shakespeare's romantic comedies, treats in detail individual scenes and characters, and makes illuminating comparisons and contrasts of character with character.

Few events have sparked more legends and stories of the supernatural than America's Civil War.

First published in 1969.

In this reflective yet practical book, the author challenges white helping professionals to recognize their own cultural identity and the impact it has when practising in a multicultural environment.