Anywhere: Literary criticism (Keywords)

Distinguishing the art of travel from today's tourism, this nostalgic, controversial study eulogizes the final age of travel between 1918 and 1939 in the fascinating context of British travel writings.

From the very first book publication in October 1920 to the film release of Death on the Nile in October 2020, this investigation into Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world's favourite fictional detective. This book tells his story decade-by-decade, exploring...

The books in this series provide the background for understanding the significance of literary, historical and social contexts. This title looks at the age of Chaucer.

A study guide for A level and GCSE students which provides literary criticism plus ideas and questions on the text. Each guide aims to help the reader think independently about the work. A biography of the author, specimen essays, study hints and background details on the work are given.

Following her father's death, Katharine Smyth turned to her favourite novel, Virginia Woolf's 'To the Lighthouse', as a way of making sense of her bereavement. Written out of a lifelong admiration for Woolf and her work, Katharine's story moves between the New England of her childhood and Woolf's...

A study of the imaginative writings of the Anglo-Irish, which explores their unity and argues that writers such as Maria Edgeworth, Edith Somerville, Martin Ross and Elizabeth Bowen were major contributors to the development of a haunting, memorable body of literature.

Shows that the apparently daunting jargon of literary criticism can be expressed and understood in everyday language. The book is divided into sections on prose, poetry and theatre and uses examples from a variety of writing including lesser known pieces.

'Arms and the Man' has proved one of Shaw's most popular plays, challenging notions of romance, bravery, cowardice, patriotism and loyalty. This critical edition features numerous notes, an extended introduction exploring the play's theatrical and historical context, critical reactions, as well a...

Inspired by Jules Verne's hero Phileas Fogg, David Damrosch, chair of Harvard's Department of Comparative Literature and founder of Harvard's Institute for World Literature, set out to counter a pandemic's restrictions on travel by exploring eighty exceptional books from around the globe. Followi...