Literary studies: general

Bruce Chatwin's death in 1989 brought a meteoric career to an abrupt end, since he burst onto the literary scene in 1977 with his first book, In Patagonia.

The Vagrant Mood is a brilliantly varied and colourful collection of essays.

Hermione Lee sees Virginia Woolf afresh, in her historical setting and as a vital figure for our times.

With his acclaimed Eat Right 4 Your Type diet series, Dr Peter D'Adamo started a health craze which proved that when it comes to dieting, one plan does not fit all.

Sartre's powerful political passions were united with a memorable literary gift, placing him foremost among the novelists, as well as the philosophers, of our time.

If you love Georgette Heyer, 'the queen of Regency romance', this is a must-read: the definitive guide to the sparkling world of Georgette Heyer's celebrated novels, which are currently being reissued.

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Aura und Eros markieren in Walter Benjamins Denken ein Spannungsfeld philosophischer Fragestellungen, anthropologischer Überlegungen und politischer Intervention.

Do lobsters feel pain?

INTRODUCED BY LISSA EVANS'I envy anyone yet to discover the joy of Monica Dickens.

The emphasis on practical experience over ideology is viewed by many historians as a profoundly American characteristic, one that provides a model for exploring the colonial challenge to European belief systems and the creation of a unique culture.

A Concise Companion to MILTON A Concise Companion to Milton provides readers with essential guides to appreciating the works of John Milton, and to understanding the great influence they have had on literature.

This broad-ranging Companion comprises original contributions from leading Platonic scholars and reflects the different ways in which they are dealing with Plato s legacy.

A Companion to American Fiction, 1865-1914 is a groundbreaking collection of essays written by leading critics for a wide audience of scholars, students, and interested general readers.

Alexander the Great is one of the most celebrated figures of antiquity.

A History of Seventeenth-Century Literature outlines significant developments in the English literary tradition between the years 1603 and 1690.

This comprehensive Companion to William Faulkner reflects the current dynamic state of Faulkner studies.

A Companion to the Classical Tradition accommodates the pressing need for an up-to-date introduction and overview of the growing field of reception studies.

A COMPANION TO SATIRE A COMPANION TO SATIRE This book forms a substantial contribution to literary studies and is likely to be the standard work on the subject for a decade or two .

A Companion to Roman Rhetoric introduces the reader to the wide-ranging importance of rhetoric in Roman culture.

A Companion to Medieval English Literature and Culture, c.

In a series of 35 original essays, this companion demonstrates the relevance of Melville s works in the twenty-first century.

This complete guide to ancient Greek rhetoric is exceptional both in its chronological range and the breadth of topics it covers.

A COMPANION TO & EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY POETRY A COMPANION TO & EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY POETRYEdited by Christine Gerrard This wide-ranging Companion reflects the dramatic transformation that has taken place in the study of eighteenth-century poetry over the past two decades.

Comprising more than 30 substantial essays written by leading scholars, this companion constitutes an exceptionally broad-ranging and in-depth guide to one of America s greatest poets.

This book explores the significance of Julius Caesar to different periods, societies and people from the 50s BC through to the twenty-first century.

The Companion combines a broad grounding in the essential texts and contexts of the modernist movement with the unique insights of scholars whose careers have been devoted to the study of modernism.

This concise companion provides a succinct introduction to Chaucer's major works, the contexts in which he wrote, and to medieval thought more generally.

Feminist Anthropology surveys the history of feminist anthropology and offers students and scholars a fascinating collection of both classic and contemporary articles, grouped to highlight key themes from the past and present.

This companion is the first book of its kind to focus on the whole of European Romanticism.

A Companion to the Eighteenth-century Novel furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral contexts.

This revised edition of Sir Anthony Kenny s classic work on Wittgenstein contains a new introduction which covers developments in Wittgenstein scholarship since the book was first published.

Inside Old English: Essays in Honour of Bruce Mitchell offers readers a comprehensive insight into the world of Old English.

A Companion to Ancient Epic presents for the first time a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ancient Near Eastern, Greek and Roman epic.

This book introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods and sources employed in 'doing' ancient history, as opposed to 'reading' it.

This inspiring survey challenges conventional ways of viewing the Victorian novel.

This broad-ranging companion brings together respected American and European critics and a number of up-and-coming scholars to provide an overview of Twain, his background, his writings, and his place in American literary history.

A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, and economic contexts.

This broad introduction to Colonial American literatures brings out the comparative and transatlantic nature of the writing of this period and highlights the interactions between native, non-scribal groups, and Europeans that helped to shape early American writing.

The Blackwell Companion to Greek Tragedy provides readers with a fundamental grounding in Greek tragedy, and also introduces them to the various methodologies and the lively critical dialogue that characterize the study of Greek tragedy today.

The 35 original essays in A Companion to Narrative Theory constitute the best available introduction to this vital and contested field of humanistic enquiry.

This comprehensive guide to the history of literary criticism from antiquity to the present day provides an authoritative overview of the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism, as well as surveying their cultural, historical, and philosophical contexts.

Reading the Novel in English 1950 2000; This is an excellent introductory study.

This concise Companion offers an innovative approach to understanding the Modernist literary mind in Britain, focusing on the intellectual and cultural contexts, which shaped it.

A Companion to the British and Irish Novel 1945-2000 serves as an extended introduction and reference guide to the British and Irish novel between the close of World War II and the turn of the millennium.

The Novel Now is an intelligent and engaging survey of contemporary British fiction.

Written by a leading critic, this invigorating introduction to modernist American poetry conveys the excitement that can be generated by a careful reading of modernist poems.