The Critical cosmos series

A collection of twenty-three critical essays on English fiction from 1830 to 1880.

Contains a representative selection of critical essays on the fiction of principal British writers between the two world wars.

Critics examine the major works of the greatest writers of the period, from Defoe to Fanny Burney.

A collection of critical essays on eighteen major American women poets. Examines each figure as an individual, strong poet participating in several poetic traditions.

Contains critical essays on the principal American poets and their works from 1915-1945, biographical notes, bibliography, and an index.

A collection of critical essays on American poetry from its earliest examples to the beginning of the First World War.

Critical essays on the works of some twenty-five poets, written after World War II. Includes poetry of Louise Bogan, Stanley Kunitz, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Hayden, Sylvia Plath, and others.