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This updated edition introduces students to the literature of Anglo-Saxon England in a collection of seventeen essays. The Companion has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent scholarship and includes five new chapters by distinguished scholars on topics including preaching and teaching, Beowulf and Old English after 1066.

A comprehensive introduction to Cicero's writings for students and non-specialists. Draws on recent transformative research on the political and literary culture of the late Roman Republic and presents important new research on Cicero's reception in late antiquity and from the Renaissance period onwards.

This Companion takes as its subject the city in literary history. Its chapters explore the myriad cities that authors create and the genres in which allegorical cities appear. This volume also considers the traditional relationship between literature and history by charting the evolution of cities and comparing this to literary representations of the metropolis.

A lively account of the historical origins, evolution, dissemination and influence of some of the simplest and most universal stories ever created. Essays by leading scholars from a range of academic disciplines explore the diverse interpretations these tales have attracted over the centuries and the reasons for their ongoing power.

Written by a team of renowned scholars, The New Cambridge Companion to Samuel Beckett presents a continuum in Beckett studies ranging from theoretical approaches to performance studies, from manuscript research to the study of bilingualism. The emphasis on burgeoning critical approaches aids the reader's understanding of recent developments while prompting further exploration.

A comprehensive, up-to-date overview of Senecan studies, this Companion thoroughly examines the complete works of the Roman statesman, philosopher and playwright, emphasizing the aspects of his writings that challenge interpretation. The authors place Seneca in historical context and trace his impressive legacy in literature, art, religion and politics into the early modern period.

The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Poetry is the first collection of essays to explore the postcolonial poetry through regional, historical, political, formal, textual, gender, and comparative approaches. Strengthening the place of poetry in postcolonial studies, the Companion also contributes to the globalization of poetry studies.

This second edition, including some new chapters, provides an essential introduction to all aspects of George Eliot's life and writing. Accessible essays by some of the most distinguished scholars of Victorian literature provide lucid and often original insights into the work of one of the most important novelists of the nineteenth century.

This Companion seeks to bridge the current gap between Shakespeare's poems and plays, as well as between his 'theatrical' and his 'poetical' achievements. Chapters discuss the Sonnets, the topic of poetry in the plays, the special contexts important for viewing 'Shakespearean poetry', and the afterlife of this topic.

This Companion seeks to bridge the current gap between Shakespeare's poems and plays, as well as between his 'theatrical' and his 'poetical' achievements. Chapters discuss the Sonnets, the topic of poetry in the plays, the special contexts important for viewing 'Shakespearean poetry', and the afterlife of this topic.

This Companion explains the crucial role played by women in modernism, covering not just the written arts, but also photography, film criticism, and dance. Leading scholars explain the key issues in women's modernism, providing a useful introduction for students and scholars.

This Companion is designed for aspiring writers and teachers of creative writing. It engages with a complex art in an accessible manner, addressing concepts important to the rapidly growing discipline of creative writing, while maintaining a strong craft emphasis, analysing exemplary models of writing and providing related writing exercises.

This Companion is designed for aspiring writers and teachers of creative writing. It engages with a complex art in an accessible manner, addressing concepts important to the rapidly growing discipline of creative writing, while maintaining a strong craft emphasis, analysing exemplary models of writing and providing related writing exercises.

This book gathers together contributions from fifteen scholars of diverse critical treatments of the posthuman and posthumanism in the first work of its kind. It explores historical and aesthetical dimensions of the posthuman figure in literature, film and culture, alongside posthumanism as a discourse in a wide range of fields.

This book gathers together contributions from fifteen scholars of diverse critical treatments of the posthuman and posthumanism in the first work of its kind. It explores historical and aesthetical dimensions of the posthuman figure in literature, film and culture, alongside posthumanism as a discourse in a wide range of fields.

This Companion examines the evolution of comic books into graphic novels and offers insights into the various adaptations of graphic novels, analyses of outstanding graphic novels from around the world, and assessments of how the form works and what it teaches, making it a key resource for scholars and students.

This Companion examines the evolution of comic books into graphic novels and offers insights into the various adaptations of graphic novels, analyses of outstanding graphic novels from around the world, and assessments of how the form works and what it teaches, making it a key resource for scholars and students.

Contributors to this volume examine the role played by historical events and cultural contexts in the elaboration of the Spanish novel. This companionable survey, which includes a chronology and guide to further reading, offers a survey of the innovative techniques of the Spanish novel and of the debates surrounding it.

The Companion to Native American Literature provides a wide-ranging overview of a relatively new field of literary-cultural studies, covering literatures in English by American Indians of many genres from the 1770s to present day, and including maps, author bio-bibliographies, and a timeline of major literary works and historical events.

This Companion provides examinations of the different aspects of postmodernist thought and culture that have had a significant effect on contemporary critical thought. Topics discussed by experts in the field include postmodernism's relation to modernity, and its significance and relevance to literature, film, law, philosophy, and modern cultural studies.

Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields; it draws on popular culture, and engages in speculation about science, history, and all types of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from different angles.

Contributors to this volume examine the role played by historical events and cultural contexts in the elaboration of the Spanish novel. This companionable survey, which includes a chronology and guide to further reading, offers a survey of the innovative techniques of the Spanish novel and of the debates surrounding it.

Wilkie Collins was one of the most popular writers of the nineteenth century, best known for The Woman in White and The Moonstone. This Companion offers a fascinating overview of Collins's writing, and will be an indispensable guide for all those interested in Wilkie Collins and his work.

This Companion provides examinations of the different aspects of postmodernist thought and culture that have had a significant effect on contemporary critical thought. Topics discussed by experts in the field include postmodernism's relation to modernity, and its significance and relevance to literature, film, law, philosophy, and modern cultural studies.

Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields; it draws on popular culture, and engages in speculation about science, history, and all types of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from different angles.

The Companion to Native American Literature provides a wide-ranging overview of a relatively new field of literary-cultural studies, covering literatures in English by American Indians of many genres from the 1770s to present day, and including maps, author bio-bibliographies, and a timeline of major literary works and historical events.

Wilkie Collins was one of the most popular writers of the nineteenth century, best known for The Woman in White and The Moonstone. This Companion offers a fascinating overview of Collins's writing, and will be an indispensable guide for all those interested in Wilkie Collins and his work.

The Cambridge Companion to Women's Writing in Britain, 1660-1789 brings together the most recent scholarship by leading scholars in the field to provide a comprehensive overview of women's writing in eighteenth-century Britain. The chapters discuss both canonical and lesser-known women writers in multiple genres, including poetry, drama, fiction and travel writing.

While Shakespeare's popularity has continued to grow, so has the attention paid to the work of his contemporaries. This Companion introduces the distinctive drama of playwrights from Shakespeare's time, including Kyd, Marlowe, Middleton, Jonson and Webster. The book also covers Shakespeare as a collaborator and the difficult question of co-authorship.

While Shakespeare's popularity has continued to grow, so has the attention paid to the work of his contemporaries. This Companion introduces the distinctive drama of playwrights from Shakespeare's time, including Kyd, Marlowe, Middleton, Jonson and Webster. The book also covers Shakespeare as a collaborator and the difficult question of co-authorship.