The Palgrave Literary Dictionary of Chaucer
Title | The Palgrave Literary Dictionary of Chaucer PDF eBook |
Author | M. Andrew |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 330 |
Release | 2016-01-18 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0230273963 |
This study aims to provide readers with a convenient source of reliable, scholarly, and accessible information on Chaucer's work, life, and times. Topics include Chaucer's works, major fictional characters, social, and political contexts, writers who influenced Chaucer or influenced by him, people and places of significance in Chaucer's life.
The Palgrave Literary Dictionary of Shelley
Title | The Palgrave Literary Dictionary of Shelley PDF eBook |
Author | M. Garrett |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 550 |
Release | 2013-05-30 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1137328517 |
This comprehensive guide to the poems, prose, biography, ideas and contexts of Percy Bysshe Shelley features entries on all the major poems and prose works (including inspiration, composition and publication), Shelley's politics, relationships and travels, his representation in novels, drama, film and portraits, and his critical reception.
The Palgrave Literary Dictionary of Tennyson
Title | The Palgrave Literary Dictionary of Tennyson PDF eBook |
Author | V. Purton |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 359 |
Release | 2010-10-20 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0230244947 |
Tennyson is the most important English poet of the Victorian age. He knew its key figures and was deeply involved in its science, religion, philosophy and politics. The Palgrave Literary Dictionary for the first time gives easily accessible information, under more than 400 headings, on his poetry, his circle, the period and its contexts.
The Palgrave Literary Dictionary of Byron
Title | The Palgrave Literary Dictionary of Byron PDF eBook |
Author | M. Garrett |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2010-03-31 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0230245412 |
A comprehensive guide to the poems, prose, biography, ideas and contexts of Byron, entries range from detailed coverage of the major poems to items on Byron's songs, conversation, interest in boxing, swimming and vampires, and sexual liaisons; also the 'Byronic Hero', Byron in fiction and drama, and his pervasive influence on subsequent literature.
Current Literary Terms
Title | Current Literary Terms PDF eBook |
Author | A.F. Scott |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 332 |
Release | 1965-01-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 134915220X |
In addition to giving etymology and concise definitions from all branches of literature, extensive quotations are included.
Chaucer in Early English Dictionaries
Title | Chaucer in Early English Dictionaries PDF eBook |
Author | Johan Kerling |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 365 |
Release | 2013-12-11 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9401770247 |
Critical Companion to Chaucer
Title | Critical Companion to Chaucer PDF eBook |
Author | Rosalyn Rossignol |
Publisher | Infobase Publishing |
Pages | 657 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Civilization, Medieval, in literature |
ISBN | 1438108400 |
Examines the life and writings of Geoffrey Chaucer, including detailed synopses of his works, explanations of literary terms, character portraits, social and historical influences, and more.