The Literature Reader

Eighteen chapters by leading academics and practitioners on key aspects of English Literature to inform, engage and pique the interest. A perfect overview of the subject for advanced level students, first year undergraduates and the general reader. Foreword by Professor John MullanRobert Eaglestone: What is English Literature?Judy Simons: The Critical EssayPeter Barry: Reading in ContextMichael Rosen: Poetry - A Conversation Across TimeEmma Smith: Shakespeare and Historical ContextJenny Stevens: The Rise of the Novel in the 18th and 19th CenturiesMalcolm Hebron: The RomanticsStephen Donovan: ModernismSean McEvoy: Modern Drama in Britain and Ireland - The European Influence Pamela Bickley: The Novel in the 20th and 21st CenturiesNicolas Tredell: Declaration and Dream -American LiteratureLeila Kamali: Postcolonial Literature Andrew Michael Hurley: Gothic and the SupernaturalNathan Waddell: Dystopia Christopher Pittard: Crime Chris Powers: The Short StoryNicolas Tredell: `Isms' and the Critical ReaderAndrew McCallum: Experimental Literature Past, Present and Future