Literary reference works books

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The present English translation reproduces the original German of Carl Brockelmann’s Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur...  Read More >>

Traces the evolution of Mark Twain’s public image between 1891 and his death in 1910. The book features hundreds...  Read More >>

The present English translation reproduces the original German of Carl Brockelmann’s Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur...  Read More >>

Provides a richly illustrated examination of photography as a technology for documenting, creating, and understanding...  Read More >>

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

"""This detailed series provides comprehensive coverage of critical interpretations of the plays of Shakespeare....  Read More >>

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

Presents literary criticism on the works of writers of the period 1400-1800. Critical essays are selected from leading...  Read More >>

Each volume of this reference provides substantial critical essays and biographical information on four to eight...  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 >>

By focusing on kinship constellations instead of ‘family plots’ in seminal literary works of the period, this book...  Read More >>

British Literature and Technology, 1600-1830 examines the relationship between literature and technology in two...  Read More >>

My Language Is a Jealous Lover bears witness to the frustrations, soul-searching, pain, and joys of embracing another...  Read More >>

This work of restorative scholarship centers and honors Afro-Latin American heroines present in the work of Cuban,...  Read More >>

The Arden Research Handbook of Shakespeare and Textual Studies is a wide-ranging, authoritative guide to research...  Read More >>

British Literature and Technology, 1600-1830 examines the relationship between literature and technology in two...  Read More >>

Explores the plights and successes of authors who lived and wrote in languages other than their mother tongue. Discussing...  Read More >>

This work of restorative scholarship centers and honors Afro-Latin American heroines present in the work of Cuban,...  Read More >>

By focusing on kinship constellations instead of ‘family plots’ in seminal literary works of the period, this book...  Read More >>

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Examines how representations of Martin Luther King Jr’s character and persona in works of African American literature...  Read More >>

An uplifting and delightfully bookish memoir about an 89-year-old woman who reclaims her life by re-reading each...  Read More >>

"""Originally published by Ballantine Books, an imprint of The Rand om House Publishing Group, a division of Penguin...  Read More >>