This lively and stimulating book guides students through the historical contexts, key figures, texts, themes and issues in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century English literature. The English Renaissance, 1500-1620 sets out the historical and cultural contexts of Renaissance England, highlighting the background voices and events which influenced literary production, including the Reformation, the British problem, perceptions of other cultures and the voyages to the Americas.
A series of short biographical essays on the key writers of the period explain their significance, and...
This lively and stimulating book guides students through the historical contexts, key figures, texts, themes and issues in sixteenth- and early sevent...
Written by a leading authority on William Carlos Williams, this book provides a wide-ranging and stimulating guide to twentieth-century American poetry.
A wide-ranging and stimulating critical guide to twentieth-century American poetry.
Written by a leading authority on the innovative modernist poet, William Carlos Williams.
Explores the material, historical and social contexts in which twentieth-century American poetry was produced.
Includes a biographical dictionary of major writers with extended entries on poets...
Written by a leading authority on William Carlos Williams, this book provides a wide-ranging and stimulating guide to twentieth-century American poetr...
The book considers the London theatrical culture which took shape in the 1570s and came to an end in 1642.
Places emphasis on those plays that are readily available in modern editions and can sometimes to be seen in modern productions, including Shakespeare.
Provides students with the historical, literary and theatrical contexts they need to make sense of Renaissance drama.
Includes a series of short biographies of playwrights during this period.
Features close analyses of more than 20 plays, each of which draws...
The book considers the London theatrical culture which took shape in the 1570s and came to an end in 1642.
The book considers the London theatrical culture which took shape in the 1570s and came to an end in 1642.
Places emphasis on those plays that are readily available in modern editions and can sometimes to be seen in modern productions, including Shakespeare.
Provides students with the historical, literary and theatrical contexts they need to make sense of Renaissance drama.
Includes a series of short biographies of playwrights during this period.
Features close analyses of more than 20 plays, each of which draws...
The book considers the London theatrical culture which took shape in the 1570s and came to an end in 1642.
A comprehensive guide to Dante's life and literature, with an emphasis on his Commedia. This text looks at the influences that shaped Dante's writing, and the reception of his work by later readers, from the 14th century to the present.
Introduces Dante through four main approaches: the context of his life and career; his literary and cultural traditions; key themes, episodes and passages in his own work, especially the Commedia; and the reception and appropriation of his work by later readers, from the fourteenth century to the present
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A comprehensive guide to Dante's life and literature, with an emphasis on his Commedia. This text looks at the influences that shaped Dante's w...
A comprehensive guide to Dante's life and literature, with an emphasis on his Commedia. This text looks at the influences that shaped Dante's writing, and the reception of his work by later readers, from the 14th century to the present.
Introduces Dante through four main approaches: the context of his life and career; his literary and cultural traditions; key themes, episodes and passages in his own work, especially the Commedia; and the reception and appropriation of his work by later readers, from the fourteenth century to the present
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A comprehensive guide to Dante's life and literature, with an emphasis on his Commedia. This text looks at the influences that shaped Dante's w...
This practical guide provides a comprehensive and inviting introduction to English-language children's literature from the eighteenth-century to 2000.
The book opens with a discussion of the often controversial theory and history of this influential and entertaining subject, and explores the ways in which it can be approached.
The Guide includes:
* Detailed critical surveys of the work of forty major authors, from Mrs Sherwood to J. K. Rowling, Louisa May Alcott to Dr Seuss, Mary Grant Bruce to Margaret Mahy, and Quentin Blake to Ted Hughes.
This practical guide provides a comprehensive and inviting introduction to English-language children's literature from the eighteenth-century to 2000....
