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The central figure of medieval Romance, King Arthur has captivated literary imaginations. This book includes extended entries on 34 writers in the Arthurian tradition. It provides an introductory overview and a discussion of Arthurian lore in art, along with suggestions for further reading.

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The "Continuum Contemporaries" series is designed as a source of ideas and inspiration for members of book clubs and literature students at school, college and university. It aims to give readers informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, acclaimed and influential novels of recent years.

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A detailed account of the performance history of As You Like It through the modern period, focusing on landmark stage and film productions. -- .

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Beginning with a discussion of the play's textual history, this text then analyses the various contexts and sources that influenced the play. It also examines the play's dramatic structure, offers a detailed plot summary and discusses the play's major themes.

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An introductory essay considers the history and development of autobiography in American literature and culture and discusses issues and themes vital to Asian American autobiographies and memoirs, such as family, diaspora, nationhood, identity, cultural assimilation, racial dynamics, and the formation of the Asian American literary canon.

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Contributors provide alphabetically arranged entries on the lives and writings of 70 Asian American novelists.

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In the late nineteenth century, Asian American drama made its debut with the spotlight firmly on the lives and struggles of Asians in North America, rather than on the cultures and traditions of the Asian homeland.

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This reference book overviews the tremendous cultural contributions of Asian American poets.

Included are alphabetically arranged entries on 48 American poets of Asian descent, most of whom have been active during the latter half of the 20th century.

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The contributors to this collection of essays address children's literature as an art form, rather than an educational instrument, as has been the traditional approach. This strong presentation of international perspectives on children's literature will be a valuable resource for scholars of children's and comparative literature.

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This book investigates the role of texts including books, maps, stones and caskets in the conveyance and transformation of knowledge throughout the Middle Ages. It contains original contributions by top medievalists, who explore the topic from different yet complementary angles, offering interdisciplinary approaches to a variety of subjects.

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Each of its essays illuminates the worth of Synge's dramatic canon either by some form of reassessment of individual plays or by comparison of Synge's work to that of authors whose reputation is still indisputably well established, such as Yeats, or to that of contemporary authors whose work is much in the public eye, such as Salman Rushdie.

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A study revealing Shakespeare's career-long engagement with the sea and his frequent use of maritime imagery. It sets Shakespeare's sea-poetry against modern literary seascapes, including the vast Pacific of "Moby-Dick", the rocky coast of Charles Olson's "Maximus Poems", and the lyrical waters of the postcolonial "Caribbean".

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A study revealing Shakespeare's career-long engagement with the sea and his frequent use of maritime imagery. It sets Shakespeare's sea-poetry against modern literary seascapes, including the vast Pacific of "Moby-Dick", the rocky coast of Charles Olson's "Maximus Poems", and the lyrical waters of the postcolonial "Caribbean".

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At the Sharp End is a critical examination of the work of five leading dramatists who have made an indelible mark on today's theatre. An analysis of the work of David Edgar, Mark Ravenhill, David Greig, Tanika Gupta and Tim Etchells of Forced Entertainment is combined with an interview with each of the dramatists.

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