Literary reference works books

The present volume of new, interdisciplinary scholarship investigates the arts with which Pound had a lifelong interaction...  Read More >>

This authoritative reference work examines literary and artistic responses to the war's upheavals across a wide...  Read More >>

Focused on four major writers of the period—Wheatley, Fuller, Hawthorne, and Longfellow—Original Copy frames ekphrasis...  Read More >>

La sinrazón (1960), obra magna de Rosa Chacel, es uno de los testimonios más importantes de la literatura del exilio...  Read More >>

History is full of war, wisdom, and world-changing ideas... but it's also full of petty feuds, bad decisions, and...  Read More >>

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This highly readable book is a vital contribution to the study of intermediality. It is the first full survey of...  Read More >>

This innovative, investigative, and expansive handbook covers a multitude of angles through which the intricacies...  Read More >>

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

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

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

A guide to the published writings of Graham Greene, from his literary writings to published letters and interviews....  Read More >>

Over a 60-year career, Graham Greene was a prolific writer. While his published works established him as one of...  Read More >>

Who were the women writers that inspired Jane Austen? Why have they all but disappeared from our bookshelves? Rare...  Read More >>

Unlock the Secrets of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ContextAre you struggling to understand the historical, social, and...  Read More >>

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Exploring the important themes of guilt and morality in James Joyce’s final work. Finnegans Wake, is notorious for...  Read More >>

In twenty-one interviews spanning nearly half a century, this book chronicles the Nebraska writer’s rise from a...  Read More >>

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