history and criticism

A collection of interpretive essays by autobiographers, historians, psychologists, and literary and religious critics.

Contemporary critical opinion and commentary on Shakespeare's plays dealing with the reigns of English sovereigns of the preceding four hundred years.

Detailed examinations of the careers and works of a number of contemporary poets comprise a short history of modern poetry.

A study of the life and work of twentieth-century English author D.H. Lawrence, discussing the influence of his home, Nottinghamshire environment, and nomadic wanderings on his writing, and analyzing his novels, tales, and poems as works of art and in relation to his life.