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These entries discuss his characters, his overt and veiled references to historical and Renaissance figures and events, his literary and philosophical allusions, his major themes, and the key events and influences that shaped his career.

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Meredith's reputation as an "unreadable" novelist prompted Judith Wilt to examine the relationship between author and reader in Meredith's fiction--a relationship that was combative and teacherly and, she contends, a central aspect of his art. Meredith was concerned with "readable people," by whom he meant his readers (as he imagined them and as th

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In a new interpretation of the fiction of Anthony Trollope, Coral Lansbury argues that Trollope's work in the Post Office, starting in 1834, had more influence on his fiction than did any literary figure or tradition. Drawing on her original research in Post Office Records, she reveals the ways in which legal forms and legal reasoning shape both th

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The intellectual scope and cultural impact of British and Irish writers in Europe cannot be assessed without reference to their 'European' fortunes. This collection of essays records how D H Lawrence's work has been received, translated and interpreted in most European countries with remarkable, though greatly varying, success.

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Leading international scholars survey the reception of Eliot's work throughout Europe, including film and television adaptations.

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This book offers pioneering insights into Wells's contribution to 20th century European literature and to modern political ideas, including the idea of European union.

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Henry James, the American-born writer who chose to live in Europe, occupies a major position as a dedicated artist and cultural historian. This collection of essays examines the ways in which James was translated, published and reviewed on the Continent of Europe, notably in France, Italy and Germany.

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Joyce is widely considered one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. This collection of essays prepared by an international team of scholars, critics and translators, records the ways in which James Joyce's work has been received, translated and published in different areas of Europe.

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A volume of international research that provides an account of Jane Austen's reception across the length and breadth of Europe, from Russia and Finland in the North to Italy and Spain in the South.

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Sterne's work has been received, translated and imitated in most European countries with great success. This volume addresses a variety of topics surrounding the author, his work and the subject of sentimentalism.

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A collection of 14 essays, prepared by an international team of scholars, critics and translators, which records how Laurence Sterne's work has been received, translated and imitated in most European countries with great success. It also discusses questions arising from the serial nature of much of Sterne's writings.

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Gives a comprehensive account of the impact of Scott in Europe, from the early and highly influential translations of Defauconpret in France to the continued politicization and censorship of the novels in modern East Germany and Franco's Spain.

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The intellectual scope and cultural impact of British writers cannot be assessed without reference to their European 'fortunes'. This work features essays, prepared by scholars, critics and translators, that record the ways in which Virginia Woolf has been translated, evaluated and emulated in different national and linguistic areas of Europe.

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In Marge Piercy's work, the repair of the world involves an affirmation of a healing and nurturing principle, sometimes depicted as matriarchal, but generally not gender-bound.

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An exciting and provocative collection of essays which registers the changes to 'Englishness' since the 1950s, 'The revisions of Englishness' explores how conventional ideas of 'Englishness' have been re-imagined in post-war fiction, poetry and film. -- .

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Richard Wright is one of the most important African American writers. By attacking the taboos and hypocrisy that other writers had failed to address, he revolutionized American literature and created a disturbing and realistic portrait of the African American experience.