A Preface to H G Wells provides a concise and accessible introduction to the life and works of Wells. Beginning with a survey of his life and times, the book also illustrates the influence of place on his fiction and autobiographical novels, and discusses his work in relation to Modernism.
A Preface to H G Wells provides a concise and accessible introduction to the life and works of Wells. Beginning with a survey of his life and...
Preface Books are a series of scholarly and critical studies of major writers intended for those needing modern and authoritative guidance of their work, in order to reach intelligent understanding and enjoyment of it. This work focuses on James Joyce.
Preface Books are a series of scholarly and critical studies of major writers intended for those needing modern and authoritative guidance of their wo...
In this excellent introduction to one of the best known authors in English Literature, Christopher Gillie outlines Jane Austen's life and literary background and examines their effect on her work.
In this excellent introduction to one of the best known authors in English Literature, Christopher Gillie outlines Jane Austen's life and literary bac...
Widely recommended, this guide to Conrad offers a vivid and incisive account of his life and literary career, and gives detailed attention to the contexts, themes, problems and paradoxes of his works.
Widely recommended, this guide to Conrad offers a vivid and incisive account of his life and literary career, and gives detailed attention to the cont...
The first edition, by the late Edward Malins, of this informative guide to the life and works of one of the most important and difficult poets of the 20th century, has now been extensively revised by John Purkis. It begins by providing biographical details on Yeats, with particular emphasis on his education, his appearance and his characteristics. It then places the poet in his cultural background, discussing the history of Ireland and major ideas which influenced his poetry. This is followed by an updated critical section which includes careful close readings of ten of his poems. The book...
The first edition, by the late Edward Malins, of this informative guide to the life and works of one of the most important and difficult poets of the ...
This book is a study of four of Shakespeare's major tragedies - "Hamlet," "Othello," "King Lear" and "Macbeth." It looks at these plays in a variety of contexts - both in isolation and in relation to each other and to the cultural, ideological, social and political contexts which produced them.
This book is a study of four of Shakespeare's major tragedies - "Hamlet," "Othello," "King Lear" and "Macbeth." It looks at these plays in a variety o...
