Anglistik & Amerikanistik

The Art of Twentieth-Century American Poetry

Charles Altieri

Written by a leading critic, this invigorating introduction to modernist American poetry conveys the excitement that can be generated by a careful reading of modernist poems. Encourages rea...

A Companion to William Faulkner

<p>This comprehensive <i>Companion to William Faulkner</i> reflects the current dynamic state of Faulkner studies.</p> <ul> <li>Explores the contexts, criticism...

A Concise Companion to Shakespeare and the Text

<i>A Concise Companion to Shakespeare and the Text</i> introduces the early editions, editing practices, and publishing history of Shakespeare’s plays and poems, and examines their i...

Shakespeare's Tragedies

This <i>Guide</i> steers students through the critical writing on Shakespeare’s tragedies from the sixteenth century to the present day. <br /> <ul> <li style="lis...

Latin American Fiction

Phillip Swanson

This book introduces readers to the evolution of modern fiction in Spanish-speaking Latin America. <br /> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Presents Latin American fiction in its...

A Companion to the Literatures of Colonial America

This broad introduction to Colonial American literatures brings out the comparative and transatlantic nature of the writing of this period and highlights the interactions between native, non-scrib...

Inside Old English

<p><i>Inside Old English: Essays in Honour of Bruce Mitchell </i>offers readers a comprehensive insight into the world of Old English.</p> <ul> <li>Brings toget...

A Companion to Walt Whitman

Comprising more than 30 substantial essays written by leading scholars, this companion constitutes an exceptionally broad-ranging and in-depth guide to one of America’s greatest poets.<br /&g...

Shakespeare by Stages

Arthur F. Kinney

In this engaging text, Arthur Kinney introduces students to Shakespeare’s plays in the context of Elizabethan and Jacobean theater. <br /> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"...

A Concise Companion to Twentieth-Century American Poetry

This <i>Concise Companion</i> gives readers a rich sense of how the poetry produced in the United States during the twentieth century is connected to the country’s intellectual life ...

Re-Scripting Walt Whitman

Kenneth M. Price / Ed Folsom

This introductory guide to Walt Whitman weaves together the writer’s life with an examination of his works. <br /> <p>· An innovative introductory guide to Walt Whitman.<br />...

A Companion to the Eighteenth-Century English Novel and Culture

<i>A Companion to the Eighteenth-century Novel</i> furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral contexts. <br...

A Companion to Modernist Literature and Culture

The <i>Companion</i> combines a broad grounding in the essential texts and contexts of the modernist movement with the unique insights of scholars whose careers have been devoted to th...

A Companion to Shakespeare's Sonnets

This <i>Companion</i> represents the myriad ways of thinking about the remarkable achievement of Shakespeare’s sonnets. <ul> <li>An authoritative reference guide and ext...

A Concise Companion to Milton

<b>A Concise Companion to</i> MILTON</b> <p><i>A Concise Companion to Milton</i> provides readers with essential guides to appreciating the works of John Milton...

The Victorian Novel

Louis James

A Companion To Medieval English Literature and Culture c.1350 - c.1500

A Brontë Encyclopedia

Robert Barnard / Louise Barnard

A BRONTË ENCYCLOPEDIA <p>“This lively, absorbing, meticulously researched compendium is a rich resource both for the general reader and for the specialist Brontë scholar. It contains muc...

A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American South

<p><b>From slave narratives to the Civil War, and from country music to Southern sport, this <i>Companion</i> is the definitive guide to the literature and culture of the A...

A Companion to the Victorian Novel

<p><b><i>The Companion to the Victorian Novel</i> provides contextual and critical information about the entire range of British fiction published between 1837 and 1901.<...