British Literature

Critical Survey of Shakespeare's Plays, closely examines all 38 of Shakespeare's plays, as well as Shakespeare's life, style, technique, and influences.

The Critical Survey of Shakespeare's Sonnets offers a collection of new essays on the Sonnets written by William Shakespeare, the most famous English playwright of all time.

This expansive four-volume work gives students detailed explanations of Shakespeare's plays and poems and also covers his age, life, theater, texts, and language.

Profiles of major short-story writers throughout history and the world, including American, British, European, and World Authors volumes.

A unique combination of biography and critical analysis, covering major writers from around the world and their significant works in fiction, drama, poetry, and nonfiction.

Features a series of newly-commissioned essays from experts in Gothic studies that cover all aspects of the Gothic as it is currently taught and researched, along with the development of the genre and its impact on contemporary culture.

Articles in this encyclopedia cover authors, novels, and literatures of countries around the world.

Offers an indispensable reference guide to twentieth-century fiction in the English-language.

Spans the full sweep of literary genres and figures that define this influential period, combining accessibility with an unmatched breadth of coverage and authoritative scholarship.

Find information about literary characters from ancient times through the present, including both classic and popular literature. Character information is listed by the title of the work.

This dictionary explains and illustrates the literary symbols that we frequently encounter (such as swan, rose, moon, gold) and gives thousands of cross-references and quotations. It concentrates on English literature, but its entries range widely from the Bible and classical authors to the twentieth century, taking in American and European literatures.