First published in 1975, this title provides an introduction to the study of the novel. Marjorie Boulton deals systematically with the major elements of plot, character, authorial conventions, narrative structure, and dialogue and distinguishes different types of fiction.
Includes the full German text, accompanied by German-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and h..
The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to..
This guidebook examines Dickens' novel within its literary and cultural contexts providing an ideal orientation in the novel, its reception history an..
This wide-ranging introduction to Hardy's novel provides chronology, contextual overview with reprinted contextual documents, critical overview from p..
Containing extensive introductory comment on the contexts, critical history and interpretations of Oliver Twist, this comprehensive guide explores the..
This guide takes the form of a sourcebook, combining reprinted contextual and critical documents with extensive introductory comment and annotation by..
An ideal introduction to one of Dicken's most popular novels, this text includes autobiography, text interpretations, period illustrations, stage and ..
This sourcebook introduces not only Jane Austen's text, but also the literary and historical contexts and the many different critical readings that it..
Robert P. Irvine's guide to Jane Austen and her work is essential reading for students of English Literature. It is suitable both for students at intr..
Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy (1828-1910). The greatest Russian writer. Writings include Anna Karenina, War and Peace. Volume covers the period 1852-1910. ..