This book conveniently surveys the lives and works of African American women writers.

Included are alphabetically arranged entries on more than 150 African American women novelists, poets, playwrights, short fiction writers, autobiographers, essayists, and influential scholars.

Details the lives and works of Caribbean authors in the context of Caribbean history and culture. This encyclopedia includes more than 700 alphabetically arranged entries written by more than 20 expert contributors. These entries cover authors, works, genres, historical and cultural figures, themes, and various topics.

In this two-volume work, hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries survey contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer American literature and its social contexts.

Offers reference articles on over 70 women writers who have an international reputation, together with discussions on some 20 related topics, including domesticity, friendship, Gothic and spirituality.

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Modernism is still widely acknowledged as perhaps the most important and influential artistic and cultural phenomenon of the 20th century. Covering hundreds of different topics in a clear, incisive and critical manner, this reference maps the complex field of modernism.

From Isabel Allende to Emile Zola and from Shakespeare to Sartre, literary works have often engaged political issues, and many political writings give close attention to literary concerns.

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An introductory critical study for first year undergraduates, aimed at bridging the increasing gap between A Level and university level study. The book offers a comprehensive approach to fourteen key texts looking at different critical perspectives, language, context and performance in particular.

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An introductory critical study for first year undergraduates, aimed at bridging the increasing gap between A Level and university level study. The book offers a comprehensive approach to fourteen key texts looking at different critical perspectives, language, context and performance in particular.

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This book studies the development of expressions of female adolescent sexuality in the United States from 1850 to 1965. It suggests that during this time, adolescent girls went from being perceived as innocent, asexual beings to beings that were considered primarily sexual in nature.

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Feminist Ecocriticism examines the interplay of women and nature as seen through literary theory and criticism, drawing on insights from such diverse fields as chaos theory and psychoanalysis, while examining genres ranging from nineteenth-century sentimental literature to con...

This is a work of meticulous scholarship, detailed in content, succinct in style and format. Each chapter covers a particular time period and opens with sections on historical background, development of books, and treatment of children. . . . Highly recommended for children's literature research and reference collections. Library Journal

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Featuring contributions from authors in the area of women's literature and romance, this 19th-century book emphasises on courtship and marriage. The contributors include Jo Beverly, Alesia Holliday, Mercedes Lackey, and Joyce Millman. This compilation is a useful companion for those new to Jane Austen and also for well-versed Austen-philes.

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What is a literary genre What are tropes What genre does a creaky door suggest In this concise little book, educator Amy Jones outlines the archetypal genres of the literary world, with classic examples and a garnish of tropes. If you ever wanted to explore the well-trodden ruts and cliches of literary life then this book is for you.

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So too, with its bleak view of the future, The Time Machine has made a seminal contribution to the ongoing debate concerning the future course of evolution.

Though The Time Machine is widely read and studied, there is relatively little written about it.

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Though firmly rooted in the domestic, natural world, Jean Sprackland's poems are thrilling excursions into the lives that we live alongside our everyday ones: the lives we are aware of in dreams, in grief, in love.

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When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this title offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing.

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This book provides an introduction to 24 iconic figures, real and fictional, that have shaped the detective/mystery genre of popular literature.

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Jane Austen lived in an exciting age for travel. Improvements to roads and carriages meant that more people than ever were taking journeys for pleasure, to view picturesque scenery, to visit a spa town or the seaside, or to stay with distant relations.