Paul Poplawski

Ranging from early medieval times to the present, this diverse collection explores the myriad ways in which literary texts are informed by their historical contexts. The thirty-one chapters draw on varied themes and perspectives to present stimulating new readings of both canonical and non-canonical texts and authors. Written in a lively and engaging style, by an international team of experts, these specially commissioned essays collectively represent an incisive contribution to literary studies; they will appeal to scholars, teachers and graduate and undergraduate students. The book is designed to complement Paul Poplawski's previous volume, English Literature in Context, and incorporates additional study elements designed specifically with undergraduates in mind. With an extensive chronology, a glossary of critical terms, and a study guide suggesting how students might learn from the essays in their own writing practices, this volume provides a rich and flexible resource for teaching and learning.

Critical Readings

Studying English Literature in Context

This is the second edition of English Literature in Context, a popular textbook which provides an essential resource and reference tool for all English literature students. Designed to accompany students throughout their degree course, it offers a detailed narrative survey of the diverse historical and cultural contexts that have shaped the development of English literature, from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. Carefully structured for undergraduate use, the eight chronological chapters are written by a team of expert contributors who are also highly experienced teachers. Each chapter includes a detailed chronology, contextual readings of selected literary texts, annotated suggestions for further reading, a rich range of illustrations and textboxes, and thorough historical and literary overviews. This second edition has been comprehensively revised, with a new chapter on postcolonial literature, a substantially expanded chapter on contemporary literature, and the addition of over two hundred new critical references. Online resources include textboxes, chapter samples, study questions, and chronologies.

English Literature in Context

A Stylistic Study of D.H. Lawrence's St. Mawr

Language, Art and Reality

This study provides a detailed and intensive stylistic analysis of St. Mawr, both for the intrinsic value of what such an analysis can tell us about the novel and about Lawrence's linguistic and literary style generally, as well as in the application of stylistic method to a complete novel.

A Stylistic Study

Language, Art, and Reality in D.H. Lawrence's St. Mawr

Modernism is still widely acknowledged as perhaps the most important and influential artistic and cultural phenomenon of the 20th century. Written by expert scholars from around the world and covering hundreds of different topics in a clear, incisive, and critical manner, this reference maps the complex field of modernism in a fresh and original way. The principal focus of the book is on English-language literary modernism and the period 1890-1939, yet many entries extend beyond those parameters to include important precursors and successors of the movement. The book also covers the crucial European and interdisciplinary dimensions of modernism and provides complementary comparative perspectives from countries and regions not usually included in traditional accounts of the subject. Entries cite works for further reading, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.

Encyclopedia of Literary Modernism

Essential student textbook supporting the study of literature from the Middle Ages to the present.

Examines Austen's life, work, and her era, and includes a chronology of her life, her work, and of historical events

A Jane Austen Encyclopedia

John Worthen

Provides a biography, detailed overview of Lawrence's works, and full bibliographical information for hundreds of critical works.

A Reference Companion

D.H. Lawrence

Warren Roberts

A new revised, updated and expanded edition of the pre-eminent bibliography for D. H. Lawrence.

A Bibliography of D. H. Lawrence

Hundreds of A-Z entries map the complex field of literary modernism around the world.

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