The Value of the Novel offers a reappraisal of the political and literary value of the novel as a genre.

Leading critic John Leonard explores the writings of John Milton from his early poetry to his major prose.

The Value of Virginia Woolf explores the writings of Virginia Woolf from her early texts to her inventive novels.

This is the first compact introduction to Dickinson to focus principally on her poems and why they matter to readers.

The Value of Virginia Woolf explores the writings of Virginia Woolf from her early texts to her inventive novels.

This is the first compact introduction to Dickinson to focus principally on her poems and why they matter to readers.

This is the first book to demonstrate the value of prose analysis across dozens of significant authors.

This is the first book to demonstrate the value of prose analysis across dozens of significant authors.

This book offers a brief, incisive accessible overview of the fast-changing field of environmental literary criticism in an age of global environmental threat.

This book offers a brief, incisive accessible overview of the fast-changing field of environmental literary criticism in an age of global environmental threat.