Literary companions books

Traces John Dryden's theory of comedy through two main stages of development, 1663-75 and 1675-1700. In the first...  Read More >>

Assesses the range of Dante's influence on British and American modernist writers. The indebtedness includes citation...  Read More >>

Explores Henry James’ representation of children and adolescents, reaching its conclusions directly from the texts...  Read More >>

Text and Image in Modern European Culture is a collection of essays that are transnational and interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

Women's letters and memoirs were until recently considered to have little historical significance. Many of these...  Read More >>

Now available in paperback—the award-winning first study of Spanish-language literature of Southeast Asia and West...  Read More >>

Drawing from major figures in American literature, including Mark Twain, Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers, and...  Read More >>

Robert Browning's poems are among the most influential in the English language. In this short, incisive and informative...  Read More >>

King Lear appalled Dr Johnson and exasperated AC Bradley yet, like subsequent critics,they could not deny the play's...  Read More >>

This play is a revolutionary masterpiece, argues Tom Bishop. Held together by a lyrical energy, it is about love...  Read More >>

In this study the eminent Shakespearean Adrian Poole explains why this play is so different from the four widely...  Read More >>

Through the innovative and wonderfully flexible use of free indirect speech, Austen enables us to see the world...  Read More >>

First published in English in 1926, this work by Nikolai Bukharin, a highly influential Marxist and Soviet Politician...  Read More >>

Wuthering Heights is traditionally seen as being about the timeless romance between Heathcliff and Catherine. Bradshaw...  Read More >>

In a compelling approach structured as theme and variations, Barbara Sicherman offers insightful profiles of a number...  Read More >>

As becomes more and more apparent, Korea and Korean cultural and literary practices have been open and engaged for...  Read More >>

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Collected interviews from 1993 to 2009 with the author of The Missing, The Clearing, Welding with Children, and...  Read More >>

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

Using York Notes for AS & A2 Study Guide to The Kite Runner as the foundation for your study of Khaled Hosseini’s...  Read More >>

Shakespeare knew like few others how to dramatize the gossipy lives of kings. More importantly, he knew that just...  Read More >>

An essential aid to revision, York Notes for AS & A2 (A Level) on Doctor Faustus will help you to attain a deeper...  Read More >>

York Notes for AS and A2 on Macbeth give you everything you need to revise and study Shakespeare’s tragic play,...  Read More >>

Angela Carter’s series of short stories in The Bloody Chamber all reference classic fairy tales, re-imagined within...  Read More >>