A wide-ranging alphabetical companion to Dickens's novels that excavates the hidden links between his characters, themes, and preoccupations, and the minutiae of his endlessly inventive wordplay.
Reflects the transitions in literary studies during the closing decades of the 20th century to realign itself along a number of philosophical, political, and cultural axes.
Provides precise definitions of terms and concepts in literary theory, along with explanations of the major movements and figures in literary and cultural theory and an extensive bibliography.
Provides coverage of Greek and Roman history, literature, myth, religion, linguistics, philosophy, law, science, art, archaeology, near eastern studies, and late antiquity.
Guide to the world of children's literature that covers every genre from fairy tales to chapbooks; school stories to science fiction; comics to children's hymns.