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  • Orwell's 1984by Nikki Moustaki; Gilbert Borman

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2011; US$ 5.99

    The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. CliffsNotes on 1984 introduces you to the modern world as imagined by George Orwell, a place where humans have no control over their own lives, where nearly every positive feeling is squelched, and where people live in misery, fear, and repression. Orwell's vision of the future may be grim, but your understanding of his novel can be bright thanks to detailed summaries and commentaries for every chapter. Other features that help you study include Character analyses... more...

  • Merlin and the Grailby Robert de Boron

    Boydell & Brewer 2001; US$ 18.70

    It is hard to overstate the importance of this trilogy of prose romances in the development of the legend of the Holy Grail and in the evolution of Arthurian literature as a whole. They link the story of Joseph of Arimathea with the mythical British history of Vortigern and Utherpendragon, the birth of Arthur, and the sword in the stone, and the knightly adventures of Perceval's Grail quest and the betrayal and death of Arthur, creating the very first Arthurian cycle. more...

  • The Cambridge Companion to John Drydenby Steven N. Zwicker

    Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 27.00

    John Dryden was one of the great literary figures of the late seventeenth century. This Companion provides a fresh look at the full range of Dryden's work in the context of his time, and includes a chronology of Dryden's life and times and a guide to further reading. more...

  • Desire in the Renaissanceby Valeria Finucci; Regina Schwartz

    Princeton University Press 2001; US$ 46.95

    Drawing on a variety of psychoanalytic approaches, ten critics engage in exciting discussions of the ways the "inner life" is depicted in the Renaissance and the ways it is shown to interact with the "external" social and economic spheres. Spurred by the rise of capitalism and the nuclear family, Renaissance anxieties over changes in identity emerged in the period's unconscious--or, as Freud would have it, in its literature. Hence, much of Renaissance literature represents themes that have been prominent in the discourse of psychoanalysis: mistaken identity, incest, voyeurism, mourning, and the uncanny. The essays in this volume range from Spenser and Milton to Machiavelli and Ariosto, and focus on the fluidity of gender, the economics of... more...

  • Samuel Johnson and the Making of Modern Englandby Nicholas Hudson

    Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 40.00

    Hudson examines Samuel Johnson's contribution to the creation of the modern English identity. more...

  • Crime and Defoeby Lincoln B. Faller

    Cambridge University Press 1993; US$ 29.00

    Lincoln Faller describes and discusses some of the ways in which Defoe's crime fiction relates to the ordinary, popular narrative form which it imitates. more...

  • Essays on Popeby Pat Rogers

    Cambridge University Press 1993; US$ 40.00

    Major work on the poet Alexander Pope by leading Pope authority and well-known literary historian. more...

  • A Guide to Old Englishby Bruce Mitchell; Fred C. Robinson

    John Wiley & Sons 2011; US$ 49.95

    A comprehensive introduction to Old English, combining simple, clear philology with the best literary works to provide a compelling and accessible beginners’ guide. Provides a comprehensive introduction to Old English Uses a practical approach suited to the needs of the beginning student Features selections from the greatest works of Old English literature, organized from simple to more challenging texts to keep pace with the reader Includes a discussion of Anglo-Saxon literature, history, and culture, and a bibliography directing readers to useful publications on the subject Updated throughout with new material including the first 25 lines from Beowulf with detailed annotation and an explanation of Grimm’s and Verner’s... more...

  • Introduction to Old Englishby Peter S. Baker

    John Wiley & Sons 2011; US$ 44.95

    Featuring numerous updates and additional anthology selections, the 3 rd edition of Introduction to Old English confirms its reputation as a leading text designed to help students engage with Old English literature for the first time. A new edition of one of the most popular introductions to Old English Assumes no expertise in other languages or in traditional grammar Includes basic grammar reviews at the beginning of each major chapter and a “minitext” feature to aid students in practicing reading Old English Features updates and several new anthology readings, including King Alfred’s Preface to Gregory’s Pastoral Care more...

  • Short History of English Literatureby Harry Blamires

    Routledge 1984; US$ 47.95

    `It is good to see a reprint and complete updating of this well-known historical tour de force, with its evidence of vast reading and literally thousands of useful facts.' - Times Educational Supplement more...