history and criticism

Examines the true science that underlies James Bond's fantastic gadgets and feats, including the car the turns into a submarine, the buzz-saw Rolex, and the rocket-firing cigarette, covering hundreds of Q Division's inventions and analyzing Bond's battles in the air, under the sea, in outerspace, and beneath the earth.

Profiles eight quarrels between famous authors from the twentieth century, providing insight into the issues that provoked the feuds, the course the feuds took, and how they ended.

An introduction to Gothic literature, including a chronology, excerpts and criticism of key texts, and a discussion of how the genre has developed in different national contexts and forms, including novels, poems, and films.

A collection of essays in which well-known American writers reflect on and eulogize the works and lives of other writers.

Presents an anthology of literature written primarily in the post-World War II era by a variety of American authors working outside the mainstream of the genre, including works by Jack Kerouac, Ray Bradbury, Hunter S. Thompson, Henry Miller, Sapphire, and over 150 others.

Discusses examples of contemporary fiction, examines the influence of literary criticism, and explores the concept of finding meaning in literature.

Explores the history of avant-garde drama through a selection of sixteen representative plays written between 1890 and 1950, and includes biocritical prefaces, historical documents, theoretical manifestos, and bibliographies.