The Facts on File Companion to the British Short Story

The Facts on File Companion to the British Short Story

Author: Andrew Maunder

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 0816074968

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A comprehensive reference to short fiction from Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Commonwealth. With approximately 450 entries, this A-to-Z guide explores the literary contributions of such writers as Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, D H Lawrence, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Katherine Mansfield, Martin Amis, and others.


The Facts on File Companion to British Poetry

The Facts on File Companion to British Poetry

Author: Virginia Brackett

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1438108354

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Presents a comprehensive A-to-Z reference with approximately 400 entries providing facts about British poets and their poetry from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.


The Victorian Bookshelf

The Victorian Bookshelf

Author: Jess Nevins

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2016-05-05

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1476665001

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This introductory guide to the canon of Victorian literature covers 61 novels by authors from Jane Austen to Emile Zola. Brief critical essays describe what each book is about and argue for its cultural, historical and literary importance. Literary canons remain a subject of debate but critics, readers and students continue to find them useful as overviews--and examinations--of the great works within a given period or culture. The Victorian canon is particularly rich with splendid novels that educate, enlighten and entertain. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.


The Facts on File Companion to American Drama

The Facts on File Companion to American Drama

Author: Jackson R. Bryer

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 657

ISBN-13: 1438129661

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Features a comprehensive guide to American dramatic literature, from its origins in the early days of the nation to the groundbreaking works of today's best writers.


The Facts on File Companion to British Poetry Before 1600

The Facts on File Companion to British Poetry Before 1600

Author: Michelle M. Sauer

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 1438108346

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Some of the most important authors in British poetry left their mark onliterature before 1600, including Geoffrey Chaucer, Edmund Spenser, and, of course, William Shakespeare. "The Facts On File Companion to British Poetry before 1600"is an encyclopedic guide to British poetry from the beginnings to theyear 1600, featuring approximately 600 entries ranging in length from300 to 2,500 words.


The Facts on File Companion to World Poetry

The Facts on File Companion to World Poetry

Author: R. Victoria Arana

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 1438108370

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The Facts On File Companion to World Poetry : 1900 to the Present is a comprehensive introduction to 20th and 21st-century world poets and their most famous, most distinctive, and most influential poems.