English Literature

A classic masterpiece of gothic horror fiction Dracula, Bram Stoker’s chilling tale of disturbing events, dark desires and the harrowing world of ...

About the Book The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Eighteenth-Century Writers and Writing 1660-1789 features coverage of the lives and works of alm...

About the Book The Seventeenth Century Handbook provides the undergraduate with a succinct account of the century's events, along with an explorati...

This book is a collection of essays and speeches by Mário Pinto de Andrade, the Angolan literary critic, cultural theorist and political activist a...

About the Book The life story of the Victorian novelist George Eliot is as dramatic and complex as her best plots. This new assessment of her life ...

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About the Book The first handbook to explore the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in elementary and secondary education (K...

About the Book The Handbook of Speech Production is the first reference work to provide an overview of this burgeoning area of study. Twenty-four c...

A groundbreaking new work that sheds light on case studies of linguistic human rights around the world, raising much-needed awareness of the strugg...

About the Book The second edition of The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory presents a comprehensive introduction to cutting-edge research in...

About the Book Offering an interdisciplinary approach, The Handbook of Classroom Discourse and Interaction presents a series of contributions writt...

About the Book Introduces readers to the history of books in Britain--their significance, influence, and current and future status Presented as a c...

About the Book Daniel R. Schwarz has studied and taught the modern British novel for decades and now brings his impressive erudition and critical a...

About the Book Offers a close reading of individual texts with attention to their cultural and canonical context Examines the history and evolutio...

About the Book Casting a fresh perspective on the greatest long poem in English, David Hopkins guides the reader through the inspiring poetic lands...

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About the Book In this new book Zygmunt Bauman and Riccardo Mazzeo examine the contentious issue of the relation between literature (and the arts i...

About the Book Lucid, entertaining and full of insight, How To Read A Poem is designed to banish the intimidation that too often attends the subjec...

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About the Book Grammar Essentials For Dummies (9781119589617) was previously published as Grammar Essentials For Dummies (9780470618370). While thi...

A twisted, upside-down creation myth that gave birth to the modern science fiction novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's chilling Gothic tale, lays b...

‘We must see to it that we put the best of ourselves in our letters; for there is nothing to suggest that we shall see each other again soon.’ So w...

About the Book The definitive exploration of C.S. Lewis's philosophical thought, and its connection with his theological and literary work Arguably...

About the Book A scholarly review of American world literature from early times to the postmodernist era American World Literature: An Introduction...

About the Book A Companion to Virginia Woolf is a thorough examination of her life, work, and multiple contexts in 33 essays written by leading sch...

About the Book Brimming with the fascinating eccentricities of a complex and confusing movement whose influences continue to resonate deeply, 30 Gr...

A new study of Shakespeare’s life and times, which illuminates our understanding and appreciation of his works. Combines an accessible fully histo...

Where is American Literature? offers a spirited and compelling argument for rethinking the way we view American literature in relation to the natio...

This outstanding practical guide to writing analytical essays on literature develops interpretive skills through focused exercises and modeled exam...

The Wiley Blackwell Anthology of African American Literature is a comprehensive collection of poems, short stories, novellas, novels, plays, autobi...

The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary...

The Handbook of the History of English is a collection of articles written by leading specialists in the field that focus on the theoretical issues...

Now available in a single volume paperback, this advanced reference resource for the novel and novel theory offers authoritative accounts of the hi...

The Encyclopedia of Romantic Literature is an authoritative three-volume reference work that covers British artistic, literary, and intellectual m...

Featuring entries composed by leading international scholars, The Encyclopedia of English Renaissance Literature presents comprehensive coverage of...

A ground-breaking resource available either online or as a 10-volume print set bringing together historic and emerging areas of research within app...

Available online or as a five-volume print set, The Blackwell Companion to Phonology is a major reference work drawing together 124 new contributio...

Studying Shakespeare’s Contemporaries is an accessible guide to non-Shakespearian English drama of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Featurin...

Part of the Blackwell Manifestos series, The State of the Novel offers a lively, yet rigorous investigation into the state and future of the contem...

In this inspiring introduction to the extraordinary phenomenon of Shakespeare, leading scholar, David Bevington, asks what makes Shakespeare great,...

Reading Victorian Poetry offers close readings of poems from the Victorian era by a renowned scholar. The selection includes a range of canonical ...

Reading the Eighteenth-Century Novel is a lively exploration of the evolution of the English novel from 1688-1815. A range of major works and autho...

Reading the American Novel 1780-1865 provides valuable insights into the evolution and diversity of fictional genres produced in the United States ...

Reading Romantic Poetry introduces the major themes and preoccupations, and the key poems and players of a period convulsed by revolution, prolonge...

Combining detailed explorations of both mainstream and experimental poets with a clear historical and literary overview, Reading Postwar British an...

This new anthology brings together the most diverse and recent voices in postcolonial theory to emerge since 9/11, alongside classic texts in estab...

Written in concise and clear language, this book offers an historical overview of literary criticism and theory throughout the twentieth century al...

In a clear and readable style, Living with Theory maps out contemporary theory, tracing its complex configurations, its political preoccupations, a...