Close Reading: The Basics is formulated to bring together reading pleasure and analytic techniques that will engage the student of literature, and enh..
This book guides the student through the fundamentals of this enduring literary form. By using carefully selected novels, the authors provide a lively..
Romantic Writings is an ideal introduction to the phenomenon of Romanticism. It looks at the body of work from between 1780 and 1830 in both poetry an..
This comprehensive, user-friendly introduction provides information on Chaucer's life, contexts and works, also outlining major critical views and int..
Richard Bradford provides an overview of Milton's life, contexts, work and the relationship between these, and of the main critical issues surrounding..
A comprehensive, user-friendly introduction to Alexander Pope's life and works, outlining the major critical issues and offering guides to further rea..
This guide to Eliot’s enduringly popular work offers an accessible introduction to its many contexts and overviews of key critical interpretations. Cl..
This guide moves beyond the controversy surrounding Lady Chatterley's Lover to examine the prolific output of poetry, novels and non-fiction that made..
This book is the first introduction to unite accessible accounts not only of Beckett's life and work, but of the key literary and theoretical concepts..
Focussing on the major literary movements from Romanticism to Postmodernism, Thacker and Webb examine the concerns of each period and the ways in whic..
This volume offers the broadest range of information on Jonson and his works, from background on contexts to details of recent interpretations of his ..
This introduction to Byron's extraordinary work explores the many interpretations of his texts. It is the ideal guide for those looking for a way thro..