The Companion to Caryl Churchill

Providing a new critical platform for the study of Caryl Churchill's extraordinary theatrical career, this Companion presents fresh scholarship on Churchill's collaborations, influences and performance innovations. Perfect for undergraduates and advanced theatre scholars alike, the book investigates the major plays in relation to social topics including politics and revolution.

The Companion to Charles Dickens

This book contains fourteen chapters by leading international scholars that cover the whole range of Dickens' writing. Separate chapters address important thematic topics: childhood, the city, and domestic ideology. Others consider formal features of the novels, including their serial publication and Dickens' distinctive use of language. The volume as a whole offers a valuable introduction to Dickens for students and general readers, as well as fresh insights, informed by recent critical theory, that will be of interest to scholars and teachers of his novels.

The Companion to Chaucer

This revised edition is based on the first edition which has become a classic in Chaucer studies. Important material has been updated in the text, and its contributions cover recent trends in literary theory as well as in studies of Chaucer's works. The bibliography has been completely revised to provide an indispensable guide for today's student of Chaucer.

The Cambridge Companion to Harold Pinter

"Retired naval officer Charles Evans writes interestingly on Pinter in Russia. John Fowles provides the superb, three-paragraph "Afterword: Harold Pinter and Cricket." Including ten black-and-white illustrations and set in a clear typeface with sensible margins, this is a well-produced book."

Shirley Jackson (Bloom's Major Short Story Writers)

Examine some of Shirley Jackson's most well-known work along with Bloom's assertion that she may, in fact, not be worthy of the canon. Studied in the text is her most widely read work "The Lottery," plus "Charles" and The Haunting of Hill House.

This title also features a biography of Shirley Jackson, a user guide, a detailed thematic analysis of each short story, a list of characters in each story, a complete bibliography of Jackson’s works, an index of themes and ideas, and editor’s notes and introduction by Harold Bloom.