Literary reference works books

In this innovative book, Sladja Blažan explains the foundational role of ghost stories in fostering the cultural...  Read More >>

Explores the relationship between the works of the Brontes and the visual, musical, plastic and performing arts....  Read More >>

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This is a collection of selected and translated Chinese legends and tales arranged under specific topics important...  Read More >>

Posits that network theory can effectively model the agency of actors and institutions in the literary field, making...  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 >>

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

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

"""First published as an Oxford World's Classics paperback 2004; Reissued 2008.""--Title page verso."  Read More >>

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In this book, Dr Ivano Sassanelli brings together international scholarship on Gollum, as well as the interpretations...  Read More >>

Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its...  Read More >>

Eleven essays of original scholarship that undertake a programmatic reassessment of McCarthy's literary and philosophical...  Read More >>

Eleven essays of original scholarship that undertake a programmatic reassessment of McCarthy's literary and philosophical...  Read More >>

Juxtaposes the dual roles of fiction writer and journalist throughout the career of Ernest Hemingway. Focusing on...  Read More >>

The first comprehensive examination of Heaney's preoccupation with gifts and gift-exchange. Drawing on extensive...  Read More >>

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The significant archive of writing that came out of the women’s liberation movement in the United States, from 1965...  Read More >>

Hebrew novels that deal with the experience of contemporary conflict are surprisingly rare. Through close readings...  Read More >>