With George Gissing, Revised Edition - a comprehensive revision of his well-received 1983 volume - Robert L. Selig provides the first book-length study to survey the totality of Gissing's contribution
The Indian proverb that inspired the title of Rumer Godden's third (and, to date, final) memoir, published in 1989, likens people to houses with four rooms, each of which represents a primary aspect o
Long of interest to literary scholars as the sister of Henry Fielding and the friend of Samuel Richardson, Sarah Fielding (1710-1768) was also a popular and innovative writer in her own right. In her
Three of the five chapters of this volume focus heavily on Shakespeare's sonnets and on his poems Venus and Adonis and Lucrece in an attempt place the study of Shakespeare as a poet central to any
Lauber illuminates for general readers and students new to her work each of the six novels Austen (1775-1817) completed Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion,
Combines historical research with a literary understanding of Mary Shelley to trace the influence of social and political factors on the writer's life and career
Offers a criticial introduction to the life and career of the English Renaissance writer, responsible for the work entitled "The Compleat Angler," which has almost never been out of print since 1623
In examining historical records, Kay has assembled a story of Shakespeare's life - one that shows a man driven to develop his business interests and to preserve his estates in Stratford-upon-Avon. He
Reinjects a recognition of wit into the criticism of the 17th-century English poet and satirist, which Wheeler finds lacking since scholars first began taking Marvell seriously in the 20th century. Ov
Charlotte Smith was one of the most prolific writers of her day (she lived from 1749 to 1807), but her radical republican sympathies during and after the French Revolution eroded her popularity with w
Pratt (English, U. of Nebraska-Lincoln) views this Victorian English poet and literary and social critic, who pursued a society's "best self" via the power of language, as relevant to postmodern cultu
Beginning with an account of noted literary critic F.R. Leavis's life and career, this study examines his influence on the world of English literature. From his ability in 1932 to shift critical empha
Covers Milton's entire intellectual career, from his early student exercises to his posthumous works, including the controversial De Doctrina Christiana . Alongside a description of the religious and
