Literary reference works

A lively and accessible introduction to the variety, depth, and wonder of Chaucer''s best-known poem.

A comprehensive and wide-ranging account of the interrelationship between law and literature in Anglo-Saxon, Medieval and Tudor England.

This collection of essays offers a dynamic reconsideration of the places, times, and influences that made Seamus Heaney a poet.

The first work devoted specifically to the enormous wealth and variety of neo-Latin literature.

The first work devoted specifically to the enormous wealth and variety of neo-Latin literature.

The first comprehensive and continuous account of all five thousand years of the history of lexicography.

This book attests to the unique development of modernism in Ireland - driven by political as well as artistic concerns.

A look into the Beat movement and its art beyond the scope of the lives of Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Burroughs.

This book traces how trauma theory has come to constitute a discrete but influential approach within literary criticism.

This book attests to the unique development of modernism in Ireland - driven by political as well as artistic concerns.

A look into the Beat movement and its art beyond the scope of the lives of Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Burroughs.

This book traces how trauma theory has come to constitute a discrete but influential approach within literary criticism.

The first comprehensive and continuous account of all five thousand years of the history of lexicography.

An expanded third edition of the dictionary of literary symbols, including twenty new entries as well as updates to existing entries.

Herman Melville in Context will help readers of Melville better understand and appreciate his life, works, and legacy.

Herman Melville in Context will help readers of Melville better understand and appreciate his life, works, and legacy.

This collection provides the complete history of the graphic novel, including detailed analyses of its origins, rise and success.

This collection provides the complete history of the graphic novel, including detailed analyses of its origins, rise and success.

An expanded third edition of the dictionary of literary symbols, including twenty new entries as well as updates to existing entries.

This book gathers diverse critical treatments from fifteen scholars of the posthuman and posthumanism together in a single volume.

This book gathers diverse critical treatments from fifteen scholars of the posthuman and posthumanism together in a single volume.

Surveys historical, systematic and practical perspectives on literary authorship, offering a multi-layered account of authorship as a cultural phenomenon.

A comprehensive overview of the English short story, charting its origins and development through to the present day.

An expert survey of historical writing in medieval Britain and Ireland, introducing readers to a rich subfield of medieval literature.

An expert survey of historical writing in medieval Britain and Ireland, introducing readers to a rich subfield of medieval literature.

Surveys historical, systematic and practical perspectives on literary authorship, offering a multi-layered account of authorship as a cultural phenomenon.

A comprehensive overview of the English short story, charting its origins and development through to the present day.

Provides a comprehensive, global, detailed history of science fiction from its beginnings to the present.

This book uncovers the 1960s as they were experienced by America''s greatest authors.

History of how, over many centuries, French thinkers have revolutionized European thought about knowledge, religion, politics, and society.

History of how, over many centuries, French thinkers have revolutionized European thought about knowledge, religion, politics, and society.

This book uncovers the 1960s as they were experienced by America''s greatest authors.

Provides a comprehensive, global, detailed history of science fiction from its beginnings to the present.

Provides a conceptually coherent understanding of ''modernism'' to incorporate multiple genres and individuals in transatlantic and pan-European locations.

Provides a conceptually coherent understanding of ''modernism'' to incorporate multiple genres and individuals in transatlantic and pan-European locations.

An international team of scholars covers every aspect of one of the most famous books in the English language.

An international team of scholars covers every aspect of one of the most famous books in the English language.

This Companion features thirteen essays from leading international experts on William Carlos Williams, covering his major poetry and prose works.

This Companion features thirteen essays from leading international experts on William Carlos Williams, covering his major poetry and prose works.

A scholarly edition of the most famous scientific text in the world, with detailed information about its publishing history.

A scholarly edition of the most famous scientific text in the world, with detailed information about its publishing history.

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

Drawing on the latest scholarship and criticism, this new Companion provides an authoritative, accessible introduction to Eliot''s complete oeuvre.

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

Drawing on the latest scholarship and criticism, this new Companion provides an authoritative, accessible introduction to Eliot''s complete oeuvre.

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

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

This History explores the genealogy of autobiographical writing in England from the medieval period to the digital era.

This History explores the genealogy of autobiographical writing in England from the medieval period to the digital era.

A History of New Zealand Literature explores the genealogy of New Zealand writing from the colonial period to the present day.