Literary reference works books

Offers a comparative study of food imagery in contemporary fiction by Guadeloupeans Maryse Conde and Gisele Pineau,bHaitian...  Read More >>

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"Provides a critical study of the great British man of letters, G.K. Chesterton, with chapters devoted to the novels,...  Read More >>

Investigates why writers during the long eighteenth-century so often turned to the rogue narrative to discuss Ireland....  Read More >>

In the late nineteenth century, the United States was known internationally as a place full of gaudiness and glitter....  Read More >>

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Discover over 300 seasonal book recommendations in the ultimate reading list for book lovers everywhere.  Read More >>

The first book-length study of the novelist, short-story writer, and journalist best known for A Visit from the...  Read More >>

Scholars have long been fascinated by the creative struggles with genre manifested throughout Dostoevsky's career....  Read More >>

Serves both as an introduction to the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner's large body of work and as...  Read More >>

Reaching back to early experiments with digital writing in the mainframe era and then moving through the personal...  Read More >>

Reaching back to early experiments with digital writing in the mainframe era and then moving through the personal...  Read More >>

The surely soon-to-be million-copy bestselling sort-of inspirational parody..  Read More >>

A detailed look at every aspect of modern fantasy, including detailed entries on books, films, TV and creators,...  Read More >>

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Offers a critical new perspective on Philip Roth's work by exploring it in the era of autofiction, highly charged...  Read More >>

A guide and memoir of writing, identity, and deafness.  Read More >>

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

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

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

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

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

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This is one of the first volumes to systematically analyse the key trends, contexts, and developments of 21st century...  Read More >>

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