Facts on File library of world literature

Offers a comprehensive overview of the life and works of Geoffrey Chaucer, with critical commentary on all of his writings, an overview of his personal life, details on Middle English, and information on historical figures of the time.

Presents a two-volume companion to the British novel that traces its development from the late seventeenth through twentieth centuries, and contains a study of the writers, works, and important concepts to this genre.

Contains over five hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the lives and achievements, careers, writings, characters, and other aspects of the five literary Brontes, including Patrick, Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne.

Examines the life and works of twentieth-century English author George Orwell; containing a concise biography of the author, critical analyses of his major and minor works, and profiles of his friends, family, and contemporaries.

Presents a ranking of one hundred of history's most influential literary artists, featuring profiles that examine the life and achievements of each writer; and includes a bibliography and an honorable mention listing of other notable authors.

Contains four hundred and fifty entries on British poetry from 1900 to the twenty-first century, which features poets such as Thomas Hardy, Wilfred Owen, William Butler Yeats, and many others; discusses themes, topics, and movements; and includes a glossary of poetic terms, bibliographies, and cross-referencing.

Presents alphabetized profiles of Jane Austen's novels and many of her posthumously published works, alphabetized entries on people, places, and topics related to Austen's life and works, a chronology, primary and secondary bibliographies, and an Austen biography.

Examines the life and works of thirteenth-century Italian poet-historian Dante Alighieri; and contains a concise biography, critical analyses of his major and minor works, and profiles of his contemporaries.

Examines the life and works of nineteenth-century English novelist Charles Dickens; and contains a concise biography of the author, critical analyses of his major and minor works, and profiles of his friends, family, and contemporaries.