english literature

Provides study tools for preparing to take the Advanced Placement English Literature exam, including test-taking strategies, review questions, and three practice exams with explained answers.

Explores antiheroes in literature, providing overviews of four works in English and American literature and discussing how to write an analysis.

"This volume explores the life and work of Anthony Burgess, focusing on themes of human nature, violence, and freedom of choice. Contemporary issues including gang violence and violence against women are also discussed"--.

This book presents twenty-one essays on the life and writings of Charles Dickens, a nineteenth-century English novelist and social reformer.

Looks at Shakespeare's unique use of language in both prose and verse, including the new phrases he coined, his word arrangement, and his use of puns and metaphors.

Contains twenty-three unabridged essays from "British Writers" that provide information about writers most often studied by high school students and undergraduates, each featuring an account of the writer's works, his life, and his public and literary situation; and includes essays on selected genres and movements.

A collection of eight critical essays on Chaucer's "Knight's Tale," arranged chronologically in order of their original publication.