Beowulf is the oldest and most complete epic poem in any non-Classical European language. Our only manuscript, written in Old English, dates from close to the year 1000. However, the poem remained effectively unknown even to scholars till the year 1815, when it was first published in Copenhagen. This impressive volume selects over 100 works of critical commentary from the vast body of scholarship on Beowulf - including English translations from German, Danish, Latin and Spanish - from the poem's first mention in 1705 to the Anglophone scholarship of the early 20th century.
Beowulf is the oldest and most complete epic poem in any non-Classical European language. Our only manuscript, written in Old English, dates from clos...
The plays of Philip Massinger (1583-1640) have been at the centre of a recent re-evaluation of the politics of 17th century drama. In their own time, the plays contributed to contemporary arguments about appropriate dramatic language. In the 18th and early 19th centuries they were crucial to the rediscovery of Renaissance drama outside Shakespeare. During the Victorian period Massinger's plays gradually fell from grace, to be rediscovered by a new generation following T.S. Eliot's reappraisal in 1920.
The plays of Philip Massinger (1583-1640) have been at the centre of a recent re-evaluation of the politics of 17th century drama. In their own time, ...
This volume consists of criticism on the work of William Wordsworth during the period 1793-1820. Wide-ranging in its coverage, the book features over 250 diary extracts, letters, reviews, comments, and opinions by and about Wordsworth.
This volume consists of criticism on the work of William Wordsworth during the period 1793-1820. Wide-ranging in its coverage, the book features over ...
These volumes gather together a body of critical sources on the major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling students and researchers to read for themselves, for example, comments on early performances of Shakespeare's plays, or reactions to the first publication of Jane Austen's novels. The selected sources range from important essays in the history of criticism to journalism and contemporary opinion, and documentary material such as letters and diaries. Significant pieces of criticism from later periods are also included, in order to...
These volumes gather together a body of critical sources on the major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's...