This book, equipped with a chronology and guide to recommended further reading, is an ideal companion for students and new readers of Woolf.

This book is an original and well-informed survey of the whole of Joyce's work.

This book provides a valuable introduction to Tennyson's poetry and presents an account of its major themes and concerns.

A revaluation of the poet's works reveals his critical feelings towards the literature, sexuality, religion and politics of his time as well as his uncertainties as a second generation Romantic.

This study provides a comprehensive and coherent account of all Andrew Marvell's poetry.

"The poems, . . . some of the poetic drama (particularly Sweeney Agonistes), and relevant sections of prose criticism, are discussed in detail and placed in relation to the development of Eliot's oeuvre, and more briefly to his life and a ...

Through detailed analysis of Pope's diction and poetic technique, Professor Gooneratne shows how his best and most deeply-felt verse expresses the living values of the Age of Enlightenment and demonstrates how a good writer can ...

An introduction outlines the personal, cultural and specifically literary contexts of Beckett's writing, while a concluding chapter offers up-to-date reflections on his œuvre, from the point-of-view of the themes highlighted throughout the ...

Professor Durrant examines, with detailed reference to particular poems, Wordsworth's creative vision.

This book provides a concise introduction to Richardson, by combining a close reading of Pamela, Clarissa and Sir Charles Gerandison with a discussion of their central themes.