Poetry: Books
American Poetry & Literature
Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature by Composed of signed biographical-critical entries, this Encyclopedia serves as both guide and companion to the study and appreciation of American literature.
Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Twentieth Century by Contains entries that treat a broad range of individual poets and poems, along with many articles devoted to topics, schools, or periods of American verse in the century.
The Chronology of American Literature by An authoritative reference and an ideal browser's guide, this book outlines the indispensable information in America's rich literary past - from major publications to lesser-known gems - while also identifying larger trends along the literary timeline.
The Columbia Companion to the Twentieth-Century American Short Story by With lucid essays on major writers and themes by some of the best literary scholars in the United States, this title offers readers a wealth of information and insight into the work of many of the finest short story writers in literary history.
World Poetry & Literature
A Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures: Continental Europe and its EmpiresProvides an integrated and authoritative body of information about the political, cultural and economic contexts of postcolonial literatures that have their provenance in the major European Empires of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain as well as places like Latin America and the Philippines
Concise Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature by Contains topic-based essays, geo-historical surveys of individual countries, critical biographies on individual writers, and critical summaries of representative works.
Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in EnglishDocuments the history and development of post-colonial literature and includes original research relating to the literatures of some 50 countries and territories.
Holocaust Literature: An Encyclopedia of Writers and their WorkFeaturing alphabetically organized bio-critical essays on writers of memoirs, novels, poetry, short stories, and drama, ranging in length from 1,500 to 7,000 words, this comprehensive scholarly work presents a broad spectrum of voices remembering, interpreting, and reinterpreting one of the twentieth century's most politically and emotionally charged events.
Literary Criticism & Theory
A History of Feminist Literary CriticismThis book offers a comprehensive guide to the history and development of feminist literary criticism and a lively reassessment of the main issues and authors in the field.
Critical Terms for Literary StudyExploring the concepts that shape the way we read, the essays combine to provide an extraordinary introduction to the work of literature and literary study.
General Poetry & Literature
Encyclopedia of Medieval LiteratureThis reference book is a comprehensive guide to medieval literature. While the volume is devoted primarily to the literature of medieval England, its multicultural scope also encompasses Islamic, Mongolian, Celtic, Hispanic, Italian, Russian, and Germanic works
The Bloomsbury Dictionary of English LiteratureThe key attractions are entries on writers, entries on individual works, Biblical and mythological characters and events, literary and critical terms and movements, and entries describing historical, cultural and social events.
The Cambridge Guide to Literature in EnglishAn authoritative and international survey of world literature in English. The Guide covers everything from Old English to Contemporary Writing from all over the English-speaking world. It covers poems, novels, literary journals and plays.
The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in EnglishAn A-Z reference with entries on writers, on individual texts, and on general terms, genres and movements. The earliest written documents in medieval English (the visionary writings of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe) are covered in an historical - and geographical - sweep that takes us up to the present day
The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and PoeticsA comprehensive reference work dealing with all aspects of poetry: its history, types, movements, prosody, and critical terminology.