Literary reference works books

Presents a selection of Fred Wah's poems covering the poets entire poetic trajectory to date. The selection emphasizes...  Read More >>

Words and pictures that show the South's imprint on the life and works of the great playwright  Read More >>

The extermination of the Beothuk... the exploration of the Arctic... the experiences of soldiers in the trenches...  Read More >>

Sherman Alexie (b. 1966) gained national attention upon release of The Business of Fancydancing, his first collection...  Read More >>

What's the first book in a series? What comes next? Have I read this one yet? As booksellers who specialize...  Read More >>

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From Cinderella to The Boy Who Cried Wolf to The Dragon Slayer to the Judgment of Solomon, certain legends, myths,...  Read More >>

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

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Included in this book are eight essays from women writers in contemporary China. They talk about marriage, children,...  Read More >>

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Contemporary Literary Criticism covers authors who are currently active or who died after December 31, 1959. Each...  Read More >>

Written in a A to Z format, this book is the guide to the third Dan Brown novel to feature Harvard symbologist Robert...  Read More >>

Turn to this authoritative international resource for complete critical coverage of the careers and works of the...  Read More >>

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Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary documenting the deeper meanings of words from...  Read More >>

The Shakespeare Almanac is a day by day calendar of Shakespeare's year.  Read More >>

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Examines the critical role that gender plays in the formation of national identities in Latin America that are negotiated...  Read More >>

This book treats the literary work of Julia Augusta Webster within the context of Websters participation in nineteenth...  Read More >>

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Comprehensive, accessible and lucid coverage of Eighteenth-Century English literature, major issues and key figures,...  Read More >>

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This latest guide in the highly successful Bloomsbury Must-Reads series depicts 100 of the finest historical novels,...  Read More >>