Anglistik & Amerikanistik

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.<...

Reading the Novel in English 1950 - 2000

Brian W. Shaffer

<b>Reading the Novel in English 1950–2000;</b> <p>“<i>This is an excellent introductory study. The selection of texts is intriguing. The volume is well-informed by crit...

A Companion to the Regional Literatures of America

<p><b><i>The Blackwell Companion to American Regional Literature</i> is the most comprehensive resource yet published for study of this popular field.</b></p> &...

Twentieth-Century American Poetry

Christopher MacGowan

Written by a leading authority on William Carlos Williams, this book provides a wide-ranging and stimulating guide to twentieth-century American poetry. <br /> <ul> <li style="l...

A Companion to Shakespeare's Works, Volume IV

This four-volume <i>Companion to Shakespeare's Works,</i> compiled as a single entity, offers a uniquely comprehensive snapshot of current Shakespeare criticism. <br /> <u...

A Companion to Twentieth-Century American Drama

<b>A COMPANION TO ‘TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN DRAMA</b> <p>Contributors to this volume: <p>Thomas P. Adler, Sarah Bay-Cheng, Annemarie Bean, Deanna M. Toten Beard, Murray...

A Companion to Herman Melville

In a series of 35 original essays, this companion demonstrates the relevance of Melville’s works in the twenty-first century.<br /><br /> <ul> <li>Presents 35 original es...

1913

Jean-Michel Rabaté

<p><b>This innovative book puts modernist literature in its cultural, intellectual, and global context, within the framework of the year 1913.</b></p> <ul> <li>...

A Concise Companion to Postwar American Literature and Culture

<b>This <i>Concise</i> <i>Companion</i> is a guide to the creative output of the United States in the postwar period, in its diverse energies, shapes and forms.</b...

A Concise Companion to the Restoration and Eighteenth Century

<p><b>This Concise Companion presents fresh perspectives on eighteenth-century literature.</b></p> <ul> <li>Contributes to current debates in the field on subje...

A Concise Companion to the Victorian Novel

<p><b>This volume presents fresh approaches to classic Victorian fiction from 1830-1900.</b></p> <ul> <li>Opens up for the reader the cultural world in which th...

A Companion to Science Fiction

<p><b><i>A Companion to Science Fiction</i> assembles essays by an international range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction wr...

A Companion to Shakespeare and Performance

<p><b><i>A Companion to Shakespeare and Performance</i> provides a state-of-the-art engagement with the rapidly developing field of Shakespeare performance studies.</b&g...

A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction

<p><b><i>A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction</i> offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, and economic con...

A Companion to American Fiction, 1865 - 1914

<p><b><i>A Companion to American Fiction, 1865-1914</i> is a groundbreaking collection of essays written by leading critics for a wide audience of scholars, students, and i...

American Literature and Culture, 1900 - 1960

Gail McDonald

<p><b>This introduction to American literature and culture from 1900 to 1960 is organized around four major ideas about America: that is it "big", "new", "rich"...

A Concise Companion to American Fiction, 1900 - 1950

<p><b>An authoritative guide to American literature, this <i>Companion</i> examines the experimental forms, socio-cultural changes, literary movements, and major authors of...

A Companion to Shakespeare's Works, Volume I

<p><b>This four-volume <i>Companion to Shakespeare's Works,</i> compiled as a single entity, offers a uniquely comprehensive snapshot of current Shakespeare criticism.&...