Literary studies: general

This two-volume Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography reflects the new directions and interpretations that have arisen in the field of ancient historiography in the past few decades.

Focusing on major and emerging playwrights, institutions, and various theatre practices this Concise Companion examines the key issues in British and Irish theatre since 1979.

This book is a guide to the extraordinarily diverse literature of the Hellenistic period.

A COMPANION TO THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK A COMPANION TOTHE HISTORY OF THE BOOK Edited by Simon Eliot and Jonathan Rose As a stimulating overview of the multidimensional present state of the field, the Companion has no peer.

In this engaging book David Clark guides the reader through the theology of CS Lewis and illuminates the use and understanding of scripture in the works of this popular author.

Tragedy: A Short Introduction reinvigorates the genre for readers who are eager to embrace it, but who often find the traditional masterpieces too distant from their own language and world.

A BRONT ENCYCLOPEDIA This lively, absorbing, meticulously researched compendium is a rich resource both for the general reader and for the specialist Bront scholar.

This volume presents fresh approaches to classic Victorian fiction from 1830-1900.

From slave narratives to the Civil War, and from country music to Southern sport, this Companion is the definitive guide to the literature and culture of the American South.

This Concise Companion is a guide to the creative output of the United States in the postwar period, in its diverse energies, shapes and forms.

Middle English is a student guide to the most influential critical writing on Middle English literature.

This magnificent volume provides a complete history of the literature of France from its origins to the present day, taking us beyond traditional definitions of 'literature' into the world of the best-seller and, beyond words, to graphic fiction and cinema.

In this companion, international scholars provide a comprehensive overview that reflects the most recent trends in Catullan studies.

This wide-ranging Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama offers challenging analyses of a range of plays in their political contexts.

This collection of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century documents is designed for students of Chaucer and Middle English literature.

This companion to America's greatest woman poet showcases the diversity and excellence that characterize the thriving field of Dickinson studies.

Examining the profusion of ways in which the arts, culture, and thought of Greece and Rome have been transmitted, interpreted, adapted and used, A Companion to Classical Receptions explores the impact of this phenomenon on both ancient and later societies.

A COMPANION TO LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE The work contains a wealth of information that must surely provide the basic material for a number of study modules.

This volume distils into two hundred pages some of the most influential poetry of the Victorian period.

This Concise Companion launches students into the study of English Renaissance literature through the central contexts that informed it.

This is the first biography in English of King Hammurabi, who ruled Babylon from 1792 to 1750 BC and presents a rounded view of his accomplishments.

An authoritative guide to American literature, this Companion examines the experimental forms, socio-cultural changes, literary movements, and major authors of the early 20th century.

This unique introduction explores Herman Melville as he described himself in Billy Budd-"e;a writer whom few know.

Greek Tragedy sets ancient tragedy into its original theatrical, political and ritual context and applies modern critical approaches to understanding why tragedy continues to interest modern audiences.

This reader-friendly introduction makes Joyce asscessible by combining the excitement of reading his words with the excitement of interpreting them.

In this compelling first volume in the Blackwell Introductions to Literature series, Roy Flannagan, editor of The Milton Quarterly, provides a readable and uncluttered critical account of a complicated and sophisticated author, and his poetry and prose.

This timely introduction to Old English literature focuses on the production and reception of Old English texts, and on their relation to Anglo-Saxon history and culture.

This timely volume represents one of the first comprehensive, student-oriented guides to the under-published field of early modern women's writing.

Designed as both a contribution to original research and as a stimulating and accessible text, this volume is a helpful, reliable, responsive and adaptable resource for students of Chaucer at all levels.

This book provides students and scholars of classical literature with a practical guide to modern literary theory and criticism.

This innovative book puts modernist literature in its cultural, intellectual, and global context, within the framework of the year 1913.

Adventures in Realism offers an accessible introduction to realism as it has evolved since the 19th century.

Tragedy in Transition is an innovative and exciting introduction to the theory and practice of tragedy.

A Companion to Charles Dickens concentrates on the historical, ideological, and social forces that defined Dickens s world.

This introduction to American literature and culture from 1900 to 1960 is organized around four major ideas about America: that is it "e;big"e;, "e;new"e;, "e;rich"e;, and "e;free"e;.

The perfect companion to Lewis Carroll's classic book and director Tim Burton's March 2010 remake of Alice in Wonderland Alice?

The perfect companion to Lewis Carroll's classic book and director Tim Burton's March 2010 remake of Alice in Wonderland Alice?

twilight and Philosophy What can vampires tell us about the meaning of life?

twilight and Philosophy What can vampires tell us about the meaning of life?

An exploration of Francophone African literary imaginations and expressions through the lens of Afrofuturism Generally attributed to the Western imagination, science fiction is a literary genre that has expressed projected technological progress since the Industrial Revolution.

An anthology of ANAIS: An International Journal, the premier literary journal devoted to diarist/novelist Anais Nin (1903-1977), edited by Gunther Stuhlmann

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Antecedida por títulos tan famosos como La dama duende y Casa con dos puertas, mala es de guardar, ésta es una comedia de capa y espada perteneciente a la época más fértil de Calderón en torno a la práctica de este género en la década de 1630.

Sin traicionar el rigor del historiador profesional, pero con la sensibilidad del ensayista literario, Jordi Canal le da la vuelta a la famosa frase de Balzac, quien dijo que la novela cuenta la historia íntima de los pueblos.

Narratives have their own ever-expanding labyrinths of narrative and narrative creativity, and have their own governing circles that determine paths and mechanisms for expressing the manifestations of the arts of storytelling and storytelling.