Books in the Blackwell Guides to Criticism series

This review of the critical reception of Old English literature from 1900 to the present moves beyond a focus on individual literary texts so as to survey the different schools, methods, and assumptions that have shaped the discipline.

Featuring contributions from some of the major critics of contemporary poetry, Twentieth-Century British and Irish Poetry offers an accessible, imaginative, and highly stimulating body of critical work on the evolution of British and Irish poetry in the twentieth-century.

* A judicious selection of key critical works on literary modernism * Helps students to engage with the major debates surrounding literary modernism * Presents a critical history from the earliest reviews to the most recent theoretical assessments * Shows how modernist writers understood and constructed modernism.

A student guide to the most influential critical writing on Middle English literature. It brings together extracts from some of the major authorities in the field. It introduces readers to different critical approaches to key Middle English texts. It helps readers to forge fresh connections between different approaches.

Presents a comprehensive selection of the key views of Chaucer in the twentieth century. This volume addresses the growth of Chaucer criticism over the centuries. It reflects the three major divisions of Chaucer's writing: "The Dream Vision" poetry, "Troilus and Criseyde", and "The Canterbury Tales".

* Presents the most influential and significant critical writing on Victorian fiction. * Offers students careful guidance through the critical literature by means of a narrative framework. * Encourages students to engage with critical debates about Victorian literature.

Navigating the sea of published commentary on Shakespeare's tragedies can be difficult. This book guides students through the key critical debates from the 16th century to the present day, enhancing their enjoyment and broadening their critical repertoire.

Criticism of Shakespeare's comedies has shifted from stressing their light-hearted qualities to giving a stronger sense of their dark aspects and social resonances. This work introduces key debates under the following headings: genre, history and politics, gender and sexuality, language and performance.

This welcome addition to the Blackwell Guides to Criticism series provides students with an invaluable survey of the critical reception of the Romantic poets.

Presents a comprehensive selection of the key views of Chaucer in the twentieth century. This volume addresses the growth of Chaucer criticism over the centuries. It reflects the three major divisions of Chaucer's writing: "The Dream Vision" poetry, "Troilus and Criseyde", and "The Canterbury Tales".

This Guide steers students through the critical writing on Shakespeare's tragedies from the sixteenth century to the present day. * Guides students through four centuries of critical writing on Shakespeare's tragedies. * Covers both significant early views and recent critical interventions.

This guide looks at how the Victorian novel has been read over the past 100 years. Unlike other critical guides, it not only provides students with examples of significant strands of criticism, but also helps them to make sense of these articles and extracts by means of a narrative framework.

* A judicious selection of key critical works on literary modernism * Helps students to engage with the major debates surrounding literary modernism * Presents a critical history from the earliest reviews to the most recent theoretical assessments * Shows how modernist writers understood and constructed modernism.

A student guide to some of the influential critical writing on Middle English literature. This book treats a wide range of Middle English texts, including "The Owl and the Nightingale", "The Canterbury Tales" and "Morte d'Arthur".