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This major survey of Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture demonstrates the remarkable continuity of Icelandic language and culture from medieval…

A Brontë Encyclopedia is an A- Z encyclopedia of the most notable literary family of the 19th century highlighting original literary insights and the …

This innovative and intriguing introduction to Old English literature is structured around what the author calls ‘figures’ from Anglo-Saxon culture: t…

Written in 1980, this novel by prize-winning Indian writer Mahasweta Devi, translated and introduced by Gayatri Chakravorty Sprivak, is remarkable for…

Written by a leading critic, this invigorating introduction to modernist American poetry conveys the excitement that can be generated by a careful rea…

The Novel: An Anthology of Criticism and Theory 1900–2000 is a collection of the most influential writings on the theory of the novel from the twentie…

The diverse and controversial world of contemporary Milton studies is brought alive in this stimulating Companion. Winner of the Milton Society of Ame…

This broad-ranging companion brings together respected American and European critics and a number of up-and-coming scholars to provide an overview of …

Now available in a single volume paperback, this advanced reference resource for the novel and novel theory offers authoritative accounts of the histo…

Written in clear, jargon-free prose, this introductory text charts the variety of novel writing in English in the second half of the twentieth century…

This Guide steers students through the critical writing on Shakespeare’s tragedies from the sixteenth century to the present day. Guides students thro…

This Companion offers a thorough, concise overview of the emerging field of humanities computing. Contains 37 original articles written by leaders in …

With new entries and sensitive edits, this fifth edition places J.A. Cuddon’s indispensable dictionary firmly in the 21st Century. Written in a clear …

A comprehensive collection of essays by leading scholars in the field that address, in a single volume, several key issues in interpreting Terence off…

This Companion brings together specially commissioned essays by distinguished international scholars that reflect both the diversity of Victorian poet…

The book considers the London theatrical culture which took shape in the 1570s and came to an end in 1642. Places emphasis on those plays that are rea…

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

Introduces readers to the history of books in Britain their significance, influence, and current and future status Presented as a comprehensive, up-to…

Romanticism and Revolution: A Readerpresents an anthology of the key texts that both defined the debate over the French Revolution during the 1790s an…

This unique introduction explores Herman Melville as he described himself in Billy Budd-"a writer whom few know." Moving beyond the recurring depictio…

This book introduces readers to the history of the novel in the twentieth century and demonstrates its ongoing relevance as a literary form. A jargon-…

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

Noted scholars in the field explore the rich variety of late antique literature With contributions from leading scholars in the field, A Companion to …

Reflecting the profound impact of critical theory on the study of the humanities, this collection of original essays examines the texts and artifacts …

This introduction provides a concise overview of the central issues and critical responses to Shakespeare’s sonnets, looking at the themes, images, an…

A Companion to Charles Dickens concentrates on the historical, ideological, and social forces that defined Dickens’s world. Puts Dickens’s work into i…

In the twentieth century more people spoke English and more people wrote poetry than in the whole of previous history, and this Companion strives to m…

A sparkling collection of journalism from the critically acclaimed author of BAD BLOOD and MOMENTS OF TRUTH.This selection of the work of Lorna Sage s…

Victorian Literature is a comprehensive and fully annotated anthology with a flexible design that allows teachers and students to pursue traditional o…

Providing a close examination of Milton's wide-ranging prose and poetry at each stage of his life, Barbara Lewalski reveals a rather different Milton …

Shakespeare’s Theater: A Sourcebook brings together in one volume the most significant Elizabethan and Jacobean texts on the morality of the theater. …

Shakespeare’s Theatre: A History examines the theatre spaces used by William Shakespeare, and explores these spaces in relation to the social and poli…

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HERMIONE LEEThe previously uncollected occasional prose of a great English writer – full of wit, feeling and illumination.Pene…

This edition takes the first British edition of The Years as its copy-text, and includes a comprehensive introduction, extensive explanatory notes, an…

This fully-annotated anthology of sixteenth-century English verse features generous selections from the canonical poets, alongside judicious selection…

This volume offers a description of early modern habits of writing and reading, of publication and stage performance, and of political and religious w…

Comprising more than 30 substantial essays written by leading scholars, this companion constitutes an exceptionally broad-ranging and in-depth guide t…

Volume 1 of the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien’s life and works ever published, including synopses of all his writings, and a Tolkie…

Taking an innovative and multi-disciplinary approach to literature from 1947 to the present day, this concise companion is an indispensable guide for …

This major intervention into debates about the postcolonial and the global proposes that theory should embody unevenness as symptom even as it envisio…

This comprehensive Companion to William Faulkner reflects the current dynamic state of Faulkner studies. Explores the contexts, criticism, genres and …

This book recovers places appearing in the mental mapping of medieval and Renaissance writers, from Chaucer to Aphra Behn. A highly original work, whi…

Part of the outstanding biographical series – edited by Richard Holmes – that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Every book …

Offering a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the field, A Companion to Modernist Poetry provides readers with detailed discussions of individual …