Books in the Cambridge Companions to Literature series

A broad and detailed introduction to Moliere and his plays, this Companion examines Moliere's life and career, his theatres, comedy and satire in his plays, and his innovative comedies-ballets.

The novel is modernism's most vital and experimental genre. With a chronology and guide to further reading, this 2007 Companion is an accessible and informative overview of the genre.

Drawing on new research in social and political history, and offering detailed readings of key texts, this multifaceted picture of the British novel in its formative decades provides an indispensable guide for students of the eighteenth-century novel and its place within the culture of its time.

This collection of essays by ten major scholars explores Faulkner's widespread cultural import.

Primo Levi has increasingly come to be recognised as one of the major literary voices of the twentieth century. This Companion brings together leading scholars to offer a stimulating introduction to all aspects of the work of this extraordinary writer.

With its range of expert essays and readings, detailed chronology of Salman Rushdie's life and a comprehensive bibliography of further reading, this volume will be invaluable to undergraduates studying Rushdie and to the general reader interested in his work.

Horace is a central author in Latin literature and his work spans a wide range of genres. In this 2007 volume a superb international cast of contributors present an assessment of the poet, his work, its themes and its reception, aimed primarily at students and non-specialists.

The Cambridge Companion to Dante was fully updated in 2007 to take account of the recent scholarship and includes three new essays on Dante's works. This edition will ensure that the Companion continues to be the most useful single volume for new generations of students of Dante.

In the last few decades Elizabeth Gaskell has become a figure of growing importance in the field of Victorian literary studies. This volume, which features well-known scholars of Gaskell, focuses throughout on her narrative versatility and her literary responses to the social, cultural, and intellectual transformations of her time.

The novel is modernism's most vital and experimental genre. With a chronology and guide to further reading, this 2007 Companion is an accessible and informative overview of the genre.

A group of the world's most authoritative scholars of classical myth present a thorough treatment of all aspects of Greek mythology. Sixteen original articles guide the reader through the fascinating field of ancient Greek mythic tradition from its origins in ancient Greek literature to its modern interpretations in writing and film.

Primo Levi has increasingly come to be recognised as one of the major literary voices of the twentieth century. This Companion brings together leading scholars to offer a stimulating introduction to all aspects of the work of this extraordinary writer.

This collection is designed for readers interested in seeing Shakespeare's life and works in the context of popular forms of performance, literature, media, music and art, from their original circumstances of composition to the present day. Essays address topics such as tourism, television serialization and the Shakespearean pop song.

Situated between the Victorians and Modernism, the fin de siecle is an exciting and rewarding period to study. This volume will be of great interest to students of Victorian and twentieth-century literature, art and cultural history.

This Companion offers the most comprehensive overview available of modernist poetry. While modernist poets are often thought of as difficult, these essays will help students understand and enjoy their experimental, playful and fascinating responses to contemporary social and cultural change and their dialogue with the arts and with each other.

The Cambridge Companion to Narrative provides a unique and valuable overview of current approaches to narrative study. Featuring a chapter reviewing definitions of narrative, a glossary and a comprehensive index, this book is an essential resource for both students and scholars of literature, literary theory and writing.

This updated Companion covers all developments in the successful career of Harold Pinter since the publication of the first edition, including his 2005 Nobel Prize win and his appearance in Beckett's play Krapp's Last Tape. Substantially updated, the volume contains new chapters and production photographs, and an extended chronology.

This Companion has established itself as a standard guide to the field, and this revised edition contains three new chapters and continues to provide an authoritative introduction and an illustrated guide. A thoroughly revised reference section includes a guide to scholarship and criticism and an enlarged classified bibliography.

This Companion has established itself as a standard guide to the field, and this revised edition contains three new chapters and continues to provide an authoritative introduction and an illustrated guide. A thoroughly revised reference section includes a guide to scholarship and criticism and an enlarged classified bibliography.

In this volume an international team of experts discusses the Iliad and the Odyssey, their background and composition and, most originally, their subsequent reception down to the present day. The work provides the best of contemporary scholarship, new critical insights and a guide to further reading on the topic.

As a leading thinker of the European Enlightenment, Voltaire is a central figure in France's collective cultural memory. This Companion is the most comprehensive book on Voltaire available in English, comprising a series of original essays with a chronology and a guide to sources.

This volume surveys the wide range of Defoe's fiction and non-fiction, and assesses his importance as writer and thinker. The man who was once pilloried for his writings emerges now as a key figure in the literature and culture of the early eighteenth century.

This volume surveys the wide range of Defoe's fiction and non-fiction, and assesses his importance as writer and thinker. The man who was once pilloried for his writings emerges now as a key figure in the literature and culture of the early eighteenth century.

Introduction for students and non-specialists to this wide-ranging body of poetry, which includes work by such famous poets as Sappho and Pindar. It takes full account of the exciting new papyrus finds and new critical approaches which have advanced our understanding of the poetry and its performance and transmission.

This Companion offers a comprehensive overview and interpretation of Romantic poetry in its literary and historical contexts. Attention is given to the work of less well-known or recently rediscovered authors, alongside some of the greatest poets in the English language: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake, Scott, Burns, Keats, Shelley, Byron and Clare.

An introduction to how the history of Rome was written in the ancient world, and its impact on later periods. It presents essays by an international team of scholars that aim both to orient non-specialist readers to the important concerns of the Roman historians and also to stimulate new research.

This Companion gives an overview of Heaney's career, with detailed readings of his major publications. Designed for students, this volume will also have much to interest and inform the general reader and admirer of Heaney's unique poetic voice.

Presenting a clear overview of the diverse approaches to Performance Studies, this Companion provides a complete guide for students and scholars seeking a perspective on trends in the field. Bridging live art practices with technological media, and social sciences with humanities, it reflects the hybrid and experimental nature of this vibrant discipline.

Although little known during her lifetime, Kate Chopin is now recognised as a unique voice in American literature, with her seminal novel, The Awakening (1899), now widely read and studied. This volume, aimed at students and scholars of American, nineteenth-century, and feminist literature, brings a fresh perspective to Chopin's writing.

Travel writing has always been intimately linked with the construction of American identity. These specially-commissioned essays trace the journeys taken by writers from the pre-revolutionary period right up to the present. This Companion forms an invaluable guide for students approaching this new, important and exciting subject for the first time.