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From early medieval times to the present, this diverse and wide-ranging collection of thirty-one essays explores the myriad ways in which literary texts are informed by their historical contexts. The essays draw on varied themes and perspectives to present stimulating new readings of both canonical and non-canonical texts and authors.

Ranging from early medieval times to the present, this diverse collection explores the myriad ways in which literary texts are informed by their historical contexts. The thirty-one chapters draw on varied themes and perspectives to present stimulating new readings of both canonical and non-canonical texts and authors. Written in a lively and engaging style, by an international team of experts, these specially commissioned essays collectively r...

The Yearbook of English Studies for 2020, edited by Paul Poplawski, is devoted to scholarly essays which take a fresh and probing look at the literary modernism of the 1920s and which, in many cases, also reflect critically on its afterlife through to our own time at the start of the 2020s. As this might suggest, one broad aim of the volume is to set the 1920s in dynamic dialogue with the nascent 2020s. Thus, on the one hand, the volume explor...

Primarily for undergraduate students and teachers of English literature, English language, and creative writing, the second edition of this valuable textbook sets the complete span of English literature within its social and historical contexts, from Anglo-Saxon runes to postcolonial rap, in a highly structured, user-friendly and stimulating way.

From Anglo-Saxon runes to postcolonial rap, this undergraduate textbook covers the social and historical contexts of the whole of the English literature.

Modernism is still widely acknowledged as perhaps the most important and influential artistic and cultural phenomenon of the 20th century. Written by expert scholars from around the world and covering hundreds of different topics in a clear, incisive, and critical manner, this reference maps the complex field of modernism in a fresh and original way. The principal focus of the book is on English-language literary modernism and the period 1890-...

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Approaches Lawrence's concern with sexuality and the body from a range of contemporary critical perspectives.

Examines Lawrence's concept of creativity and explores its use as a central structuring principle of his ethical, metaphysical and aesthetic thought. The formation of Lawrence's ideas are traced through his early fiction - particularly "The Rainbow" - and in his later works.

Through chronologies, alphabetically arranged entries, and extensive bibliographies, this encyclopedia provides detailed and comprehensive information about Austen's life, works, and critical reputation.

Provides a biography, detailed overview of Lawrence's works, and full bibliographical information for hundreds of critical works.