Books in the Modern Literatures In Perspective series

A selection of some significant critical works on Andre Gide are collected in this book. Each essay is prefaced by an introduction to set the piece in context and technical vocabulary has been clarified in a glossary of key terms.

This volume of essays brings together critical analysis and commentary on the literary work of Michel Tournier.

This text on Balzac and his work includes an introduction which outlines the historical and cultural context. It explores and explains the conflicting and critical reactions to his literature. A glossary of critical terms and cultural references is included.

This text provides an introduction to the historical and cultural context of Sartre and his work. It explores and explains the conflicting critical reactions to Sartre's work. A glossary of critical terms and cultural references provides background information.

Part of the "Modern Literatures in Perspective" series, this text considers the work of Claude Simon. The first part provides contemporary reactions and reviews of Simon's work and the second part consists of critical readings of his work.

Part of the "Modern Literature in Perspective" series, this text represents a collection of essays by, and about, Benito Perez Galdos, which aim to trace the historical development of criticism on Galdos and examine the ways recent scholars have applied the insights of critical theory to his work.

The "Modern Literatures in Perspective" series aims to help the reader study texts in isolation and in context by selecting the most representative reactions to the texts, from their first appearance, to date. The historical and cultural context in which each text was produced is also outlined.