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This review of the critical reception of Old English literature from 1900 to the present moves beyond a focus on individual literary texts so as to survey the different schools, methods, and assumptions that have shaped the discipline.

* A judicious selection of key critical works on literary modernism * Helps students to engage with the major debates surrounding literary modernism * Presents a critical history from the earliest reviews to the most recent theoretical assessments * Shows how modernist writers understood and constructed modernism.

A student guide to the most influential critical writing on Middle English literature. It brings together extracts from some of the major authorities in the field. It introduces readers to different critical approaches to key Middle English texts. It helps readers to forge fresh connections between different approaches.

Presents a comprehensive selection of the key views of Chaucer in the twentieth century. This volume addresses the growth of Chaucer criticism over the centuries. It reflects the three major divisions of Chaucer's writing: "The Dream Vision" poetry, "Troilus and Criseyde", and "The Canterbury Tales".

* Presents the most influential and significant critical writing on Victorian fiction. * Offers students careful guidance through the critical literature by means of a narrative framework. * Encourages students to engage with critical debates about Victorian literature.

Navigating the sea of published commentary on Shakespeare's tragedies can be difficult. This book guides students through the key critical debates from the 16th century to the present day, enhancing their enjoyment and broadening their critical repertoire.

Criticism of Shakespeare's comedies has shifted from stressing their light-hearted qualities to giving a stronger sense of their dark aspects and social resonances. This work introduces key debates under the following headings: genre, history and politics, gender and sexuality, language and performance.

Presents a comprehensive selection of the key views of Chaucer in the twentieth century. This volume addresses the growth of Chaucer criticism over the centuries. It reflects the three major divisions of Chaucer's writing: "The Dream Vision" poetry, "Troilus and Criseyde", and "The Canterbury Tales".

This guide looks at how the Victorian novel has been read over the past 100 years. Unlike other critical guides, it not only provides students with examples of significant strands of criticism, but also helps them to make sense of these articles and extracts by means of a narrative framework.

* A judicious selection of key critical works on literary modernism * Helps students to engage with the major debates surrounding literary modernism * Presents a critical history from the earliest reviews to the most recent theoretical assessments * Shows how modernist writers understood and constructed modernism.