Literary reference works

With thousands of new volumes lining the shelves of bookstores, abundant advertisements, and innumerable online reviews, it is becoming increasingly difficulty for the concerned adult to recommend literature that is of quality, yet speaks to young audiences.

Once upon a time all literature was fantasy, set in a mythical past when magic existed, animals talked, and the gods took an active hand in earthly affairs.

Nobel laureate Elias Canetti wrote his novel Auto-da-Fe (Die Blendung) when he and the twentieth century were still quite young.

This unique memoir of reading the classics to find strength and wisdom “makes an elegant case for literature as an everyday companion” (The New York Times Book Review).

Perhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China's survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political history.

When her 1912 story collection, Mrs.

When her 1912 story collection, Mrs.

Twentieth-century existential thinkers, critical of traditional, overly rationalistic approaches to ethics, sought to provide a better account of what it means to be human in the world.

À travers l’analyse de près de 500 procédures d’interdiction engagées entre 1820 et 1895, Fous, prodigues et ivrognes examine les interactions entre les acteurs impliqués dans la régulation de la déviance : familles, système judiciaire, institutions asilaires et médecins.

À travers l’analyse de près de 500 procédures d’interdiction engagées entre 1820 et 1895, Fous, prodigues et ivrognes examine les interactions entre les acteurs impliqués dans la régulation de la déviance : familles, système judiciaire, institutions asilaires et médecins.

Paris is the crowning jewel of France, and this literary guide for travellers explores its 20th century history, from 1900-1950.

The perfect Father's Day giftTolkien's One Ring, at the centre of one of the greatest fantasy tales ever told, is an undeniably iconic and powerful symbol in literature.

The 20th century began with a sense of great optimism.

The perfect Father's Day giftTolkien's works are punctuated by dramatic and explosive battles.

This lavish, colour atlas is a complete guide to the weird and wonderful geography of Tolkien's world.

Arranged in a handy A-Z format, A Dictionary of Tolkien explores and explains the creatures, plants, events and places that make up these strange and wonderful lands.

Named by The Times as the all-time number one crime writer, Patricia Highsmith was an author who broke new ground and defied genre clich s with novels such as The Talented Mr Ripley and Strangers on a Train.

This provocative and unique work reveals the remarkably influential role of futuristic literature on contemporary political power in America.

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

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Now that the Twentieth Century is behind us what made it what it was?

With this collection of reviews, fans of western movies can enjoy taking another special look at some of our favorites with western author Chuck Lewis as he offers us insight and a unique view of the films we like or even those we don't like.

Aphorisms have been described as 'the obscure hinterland between poetry and prose' (New Yorker) - short pithy statements that capture the essence of the human condition in all its shades.

This encyclopedia-style dicitonary explores early modern social life, legal thought, and the interactions within Shakespearean drama.

El mundo visto a los ochenta años es un libro introspectivo y reflexivo en el que Santiago Ramón y Cajal, el eminente científico español y padre de la neurociencia moderna, contempla la vida y sus cambios desde la perspectiva de un octogenario.

Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES'This accessible illustrated guide is a great introduction to the story, its origins and its enduring legacy' BBC HISTORY- Which is more terrifying - a monster or its mother?

The Companion to the Victorian Novel provides contextual and critical information about the entire range of British fiction published between 1837 and 1901.

First published in 1907, the publication of these Middle-English texts aimed to make the dramatic Harrowing of Hell and Gospel of Nicodemus easily accessible to students of English literature.

First published in 1907, the publication of these Middle-English texts aimed to make the dramatic Harrowing of Hell and Gospel of Nicodemus easily accessible to students of English literature.

First published in 1900, this volume was edited from a unique 1440 A.

First published in 1900, this volume was edited from a unique 1440 A.

First published in 1902, this volume contains an extensive, technical scholarly introduction, followed by three Middle-English versions of the Rule of St.

First published in 1902, this volume contains an extensive, technical scholarly introduction, followed by three Middle-English versions of the Rule of St.

First published in 1906, this edition of Magnyfycence aimed to highlight the true significance of the play within both the canon of John Skelton's work and English drama.

First published in 1906, this edition of Magnyfycence aimed to highlight the true significance of the play within both the canon of John Skelton's work and English drama.

First published in 1902, this volume was edited from the unique manuscript, Laud Misc.

First published in 1902, this volume was edited from the unique manuscript, Laud Misc.

First published in 1905, these two volumes together reproduced the text of Rawlinson MS.

First published in 1905, these two volumes together reproduced the text of Rawlinson MS.

First published in 1905, these two volumes together reproduced the text of Rawlinson MS.

This work provides a compelling explanation of something that has bedeviled a number of feminist scholars: Why did popular authors like Edna Ferber continue to write conventional fiction while living lives that were far from conventional?

First published in 1970.

First published in 1987.

First published in 1894.

First published in 1987.