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Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking Companion surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages. Language: English More

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A Companion to American Fiction 1865-1914 is a groundbreaking collection of essays written by leading critics for a wide audience of scholars students and interested general readers. An exceptionally broad-ranging Companion to the study of American... More

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* Provides new perspectives on established texts. * Orientates the new student while providing advanced students with current and new directions. * Pioneered by leading scholars. * Occupies a unique niche in Renaissance studies. * Illustrated with 12... More

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This is a comprehensive collection of original essays that explore the aesthetics economics and mechanics of movie adaptation from the days of silent cinema to contemporary franchise phenomena. Language: English More

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A Companion to the Eighteenth-century Novel furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political aesthetic and moral contexts. An up-to-date resource for the study of the eighteenth-century novel. Language:... More

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A Companion to the British and Irish Short Story chronicles the development of this important literary form in Britain and Ireland from 1880 to the present. Part 1 covers the years up to 1945 and examines the short fiction that emerged around such... More

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The four-volume Companion to Shakespeare's Works compiled as a single entity offers a uniquely comprehensive snapshot of current Shakespeare criticism. This volume looks at Shakespeare's histories. Contains original essays on every history play from... More

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A Companion to Poetic Genre brings together over 40 contributions from leading academics to provide critical overviews of poetic genres and their modern adaptations. Language: English More

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In the twentieth century more people spoke English and more people wrote poetry than in the whole of previous history. This companion strives to make sense of this crowded poetical era. It offers critical and contextual coverage of the full range of... More