Literary Criticism eBooks

'Counterfeiting' Shakespeare addresses the fundamental issue of what Shakespeare actually wrote, and how this is determined. In recent years his authorship has been claimed for two poems, the lyric 'Shall I die?' and A Funerall Elegye. These attributions have been accepted into certain major edition... More...

This study contributes to a growing literature on the impact of medieval perceptual theory upon contemporary cultural forms by examining the way late medieval accounts of perception and cognition can illuminate the construction of the subject in Chaucer's long romance, Troilus and Criseyde. The stud... More...

Larkin's poems are often regarded as falling somewhere between the traditional "plain" and the more contemporary "postmodern" categories. This study undertakes a comprehensive linguistic and historical study of the plain style tradition in poetry, its relationship with so-called "difficult" poetry, ... More...

100 Masters of Mystery and Detective Fiction is a response to the growing attention paid to genre fiction in schools and universities. Since Edgar Allan Poe invented the modern mystery story in the mid-19th century, the number of authors writing in this field has steadily grown, as have the appetite... More...

'A series of accidents has brought you this book. You may think of it not as a book, but as a library, an elevator, an amateur performance in a nearby theatre. Open it to the table of contents. Turn to the page that sounds the most interesting to you. Read a sentence or two. Repeat the process. Re... More...

From the benighted Old Man with a Beard to the erudite Perpendicular Purple Polly, Edward Lear's world is inhabited by a bewildering variety of oddities. One of the world's most loved writers, Lear's verse has delighted whole generations of readers. Here, after 140 years, is the original edition of ... More...

This comprehensive guide combines language arts activities with lessons that examine biblical themes in all seven novels of this classic series. Excellent resource for Christian teachers, youth group leaders, and home educators. Includes journal, book report, debate, and party ideas; puzzles; and re... More...

A Companion to the British and Irish Short Story provides a comprehensive treatment of short fiction writing and chronicles its development in Britain and Ireland from 1880 to the present.Provides a comprehensive treatment of the short story in Britain and Ireland as it developed over the period 188... More...

Containing entries on over four hundred authors of fiction, poetry and drama from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, this invaluable work of reference presents material of a range and depth that no other book on the subject in English attains. For the second edition, the entries have been updated to ... More...

This volume introduces students to the most important figures, movements and trends in post-war British and Irish poetry. An historical overview and critical introduction to the poetry published in Britain and Ireland over the last half-centuryIntroduces students to figures including Philip Larkin, ... More...