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An authoritative and accessible account of French literature from medieval romance to avant-garde poetry. It explores the medieval roots of modern literature; French tragedy; why the Romantics revered nature; how Proust helped create the modern novel; and the widely varying uses authors have made of the French language.

This collection draws together leading experts from a wide range of disciplines to provide a comprehensive account of the life and work of John Ruskin - one of the leading literary, aesthetic and intellectual figures of his time, both in his own right and through his connection with the Pre-Raphaelites.

This Companion brings together sixteen essays that explore the full diversity of British poetry since the Second World War. Focusing on famous and neglected names alike, from Dylan Thomas to John Agard, leading scholars provide readers with insight into the ongoing importance and profundity of post-war poetry.

This Companion offers fresh insight into the controversial works, both literary and visual, of Wyndham Lewis. Written by a team of leading experts, this book examines Lewis's work in light of contemporary concerns with radical politics, feminism and queer perspectives, and the effects of mass media.

This Companion is a thorough introduction to the writings of Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro. Uniting the talents of distinguished creative writers and noted academics, this book explores new understandings of the fine world and short stories of Munro and will interest students and scholars of Alice Munro and Canadian literature.

This Companion offers fresh insight into the controversial works, both literary and visual, of Wyndham Lewis. Written by a team of leading experts, this book examines Lewis's work in light of contemporary concerns with radical politics, feminism and queer perspectives, and the effects of mass media.

This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the vibrant and expansive literature of the American West. Essays cover a diverse group of key texts and authors - including major figures in the Native American, Hispanic, Asian American, and African American movements - with treatments ranging from environmental and ecopoetic to transnational and transcultural.

This Companion provides a thorough yet accessible overview of key texts, authors, themes, and contexts of Latina/o literature, which is becoming an increasingly significant part of world literature. Leading scholars engage with the dynamics of migration, linguistic and cultural translation, and the uneven distribution of resources across the Americas.

The Cambridge Companion to Slavery in American Literature brings together leading scholars to examine the significance of slavery in American literature from the eighteenth century to the present day. Accessible to students and academics alike, this Companion surveys the critical landscape of a major field and lays the foundations for future studies.

This Companion provides an engaging account of the postcolonial novel, from Joseph Conrad to Jean Rhys. Covering subjects from disability and diaspora to the sublime and the city, this Companion reveals the myriad traditions that have shaped the postcolonial literary landscape.

Drawing on the latest scholarship and criticism, this volume provides an authoritative, accessible introduction to T. S. Eliot's complete oeuvre. It extends the focus of the original 1994 Companion, addressing issues such as gender and sexuality and challenging received accounts of his at times controversial critical reception.

This Companion provides a thorough yet accessible overview of key texts, authors, themes, and contexts of Latina/o literature, which is becoming an increasingly significant part of world literature. Leading scholars engage with the dynamics of migration, linguistic and cultural translation, and the uneven distribution of resources across the Americas.

The Cambridge Companion to Lesbian Literature examines literary representations of lesbian sexuality, identities, and communities, from the medieval period to the present. In so doing, it delivers insight into the variety of traditions that have shaped the present landscape of lesbian literature.

Featuring fourteen essays from international experts, this Companion provides an accessible overview of English-language short fiction outside of North America. It discusses the development and impact of the short story - including a variety of subgenres such as detective fiction and flash fiction - from the early nineteenth century to the present.

This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the vibrant and expansive literature of the American West. Essays cover a diverse group of key texts and authors - including major figures in the Native American, Hispanic, Asian American, and African American movements - with treatments ranging from environmental and ecopoetic to transnational and transcultural.

An invaluable introductory guide for students, this Companion features thirteen new essays from leading international experts on William Carlos Williams, covering his major poetry and prose works. It addresses central issues of recent Williams scholarship and considers his relationships with contemporaries as well as the importance of his legacy.

Xenophon, the Athenian philosopher and historian, holds a central place in literary and political culture from antiquity to the present. This accessible volume explains the major problems and issues that are at stake in the study of his writings, while simultaneously pointing the way forward to newer methodologies, issues and questions.

This book offers a clear, substantive, and authoritative guide to transnationalism in American literature. Leading scholars provide a history of the field, key debates, and instances of literary readings, identifying key modes by which writers have responded to major historical, political, and ethical issues prompted by globalization.

This book offers a clear, substantive, and authoritative guide to transnationalism in American literature. Leading scholars provide a history of the field, key debates, and instances of literary readings, identifying key modes by which writers have responded to major historical, political, and ethical issues prompted by globalization.

The essays in this Companion each examine one or more literary texts and a religious tradition - including Dharmic and Abrahamic traditions - to see how we can understand both literature and religion better by looking at them in tandem. It provides close readings rather than surveys, making it an ideal resource for students.

Shakespeare's First Folio has had a continuous life in the hands of readers, editors and collectors for over four centuries. An international team of scholars surveys bibliographic, historical and textual material relating to the Folio and its critical reception, promoting a deep understanding of this most studied of books.

The essays in this Companion each examine one or more literary texts and a religious tradition - including Dharmic and Abrahamic traditions - to see how we can understand both literature and religion better by looking at them in tandem. It provides close readings rather than surveys, making it an ideal resource for students.

Shakespeare's First Folio has had a continuous life in the hands of readers, editors and collectors for over four centuries. An international team of scholars surveys bibliographic, historical and textual material relating to the Folio and its critical reception, promoting a deep understanding of this most studied of books.

There are many anthologies of British Black and Asian literature, but few books provide a critical account of the qualities and impact of this literature comparatively with drama and performance. This Companion offers a comprehensive account of the influence of contemporary British Black and Asian writing in British culture.

This Companion provides a critical reappraisal of the hugely influential French realist writer Honore de Balzac, focusing on the key narrative and thematic features of his writing. Twelve chapters by world-leading Balzac specialists offer an essential reference point for study of his work.

This Companion provides a critical reappraisal of the hugely influential French realist writer Honore de Balzac, focusing on the key narrative and thematic features of his writing. Twelve chapters by world-leading Balzac specialists offer an essential reference point for study of his work.

This Companion demonstrates the complexity of this formative writer, emphasizing the ways in which Bellow's works speak to the changing conditions of American identity and culture from the post-war period to the turn of the twenty-first century. Saul Bellow remains a defining and influential voice of American culture and thought.

This Companion demonstrates the complexity of this formative writer, emphasizing the ways in which Bellow's works speak to the changing conditions of American identity and culture from the post-war period to the turn of the twenty-first century. Saul Bellow remains a defining and influential voice of American culture and thought.

This book will appeal to anybody interested in the city of Berlin and the development of its literary culture. It provides both stimulating readings of canonical texts and insights into less familiar material, setting these in the cultural context of writing in and about Berlin since 1750.

For too long, criticism of the Beat Generation has focused on the biographical exploits of Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Burroughs. This Companion changes that by placing the Beats in their historical, cultural, and literary contexts. Contributors focus on key concerns of Beat writing, including race, gender, sexuality, religion, and transnational circulation.