Literary reference works books

For the last few years Adm. James Stavridis and R. Manning Ancell, have surveyed over two hundred active and retired...  Read More >>

Fifty Forgotten Books is a very special sort of book about books, by a great bookman and for book-people of all...  Read More >>

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

"""This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary figures...  Read More >>

"""This series presents critical views on the most widely studied writers of short fiction. Each volume includes...  Read More >>

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

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

The first one-volume history of Canadian fiction covering its growth and development from earliest times to the...  Read More >>

This edited book examines how sexuality and sexual identity intersect and interact with other identities and subjectivities...  Read More >>

Paul Bowles, the acclalmed author of The Shelterlng Sky, offers movlng, powerful, subtle, and fasclnatlng lnslghts...  Read More >>

An ever-expanding critical library on fantasy fiction requires an analysis of why the genre is so ubiquitous, enduring...  Read More >>

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The perfect gift for fans of classic novels, crafting and puns.  Read More >>

This book supplies a broad and accessible overview of one of the most important and contested keywords in modern...  Read More >>

Full of the Bard's clever insights, witty asides and timeless nuggets of wisdom, and complemented by facts about...  Read More >>

Henry James stands as one of the preeminent writers of the late 19th/early 20th century period; however, the world...  Read More >>

This work is a model of the integrative scholarly method, combining close bibliographical scrutiny of particular...  Read More >>

Collects reminiscences by contemporaries, friends, and associates of Stephen Crane that illuminate the life of this...  Read More >>

Appreciation: Painting, Poetry and Prose is a model of lucidity, wisdom and classical simplicity. It ranges over...  Read More >>

Revisits A Theory of Literary Production (1966) to show how Pierre Macherey’s remarkable - and still provocative...  Read More >>

Following the golden age of British Gothic in the late eighteenth century, the American Gothic’s pinnacle is often...  Read More >>

Una coleccion de ensayos escogidos del critico John Beverley en el campo del Latinoamericanismo literario, atento...  Read More >>

An instructor's companion guide to L'Etranger (The Stranger) that provides an organised, step-by-step approach to...  Read More >>

The first of its kind, this book analyses over 150 whodunit novels and short stories across the decades, from The...  Read More >>

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