Literary reference works books

There are surprising omissions in the translated body of Spanish Golden Age literature, including in the body of...  Read More >>

Presents literary criticism on the works of short-story writers of all nations, cultures, and time periods. Critical...  Read More >>

Presents literary criticism on the works of twentieth-century writers of all genres, nations, and cultures. Critical...  Read More >>

A convenient source of critical commentary on the careers and works of acclaimed authors who died between 1800 and...  Read More >>

Each print volume in this long-standing series profiles approximately 4-8 novelists, poets, playwrights and other...  Read More >>

French playwright, novelist, activist, and journalist Louis Sebastien Mercier passionately captured scenes of social...  Read More >>

Spanish poet, playwright, and novelist Felix Lope de Vega (1562-1635) was a key figure of Golden Age Spanish literature....  Read More >>

There are surprising omissions in the translated body of Spanish Golden Age literature, including in the body of...  Read More >>

Spanish poet, playwright, and novelist Felix Lope de Vega (1562-1635) was a key figure of Golden Age Spanish literature....  Read More >>

French playwright, novelist, activist, and journalist Louis Sebastien Mercier passionately captured scenes of social...  Read More >>

Affirms Marguerite de Navarre’s status not only as a political figure, author, or proponent of non-schismatic reform,...  Read More >>

The book moves on to look at some of the defining debates that shaped readers’ perspectives on critical social issues...  Read More >>

Affirms Marguerite de Navarre’s status not only as a political figure, author, or proponent of non-schismatic reform,...  Read More >>

As a translator and illustrator himself, Tolkien was acutely aware of the challenges and benefits that both bring...  Read More >>

Through thoughtful analysis of twentieth- and twenty-first-century Israeli literature, Israeli Salvage Poetics interrogates...  Read More >>

The book addresses some raging questions in linguistics today: What kind of variation do typologically related languages...  Read More >>

A dazzling dictionary of book blurbs, filled with writing tips, literary folklore and publishing secrets  Read More >>

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Drawing on the collected archives of distinguished twentieth-century Black woman writers such as Lucille Clifton,...  Read More >>

Enjoy daily distraction with this engaging Almanac.  Read More >>

Scientists and engineers seek to discover and disseminate knowledge so that it can be used to improve the human...  Read More >>

Explores the relationship between American literature and federalism in the early decades of the republic. Taking...  Read More >>

"Flash fiction meets artificial intelligence in this forward-looking guide to collaborative storytelling. As our...  Read More >>

Published in 1986, Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Garden of Eden is a literary landmark. In this volume, Carl Eby...  Read More >>

Presents a genealogy of Jewish American poets in dialogue with Walt Whitman, and with each other, and reveals how...  Read More >>