This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights and literary theorists, of 1900 to 1999 -- the era most frequently studied in high schools. Each volume presents overviews of four to eight authors with chronologically arranged criticism representing the entire range of response to each author. A typical excerpt is prefaced by an annotation that explains the critics reputation and critical philosophy and providing a synopsis of the excerpt. Approximately 90-95% of critical essays are full text. Every fourth volume is a Topics volume covering major literary movements, trends and other topics. Volumes include author, nationality, topic and title indexes; a cumulative title index to the entire series is published separately.

Turn to this authoritative international resource for complete critical coverage of the careers and works of the greatest writers and thinkers of the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Restoration era. Comprehensive and well-organized introductions -- as well as extensive excerpts from published criticism -- readily provide readers with a variety of important interpretations of historical periods, literary trends and topics, and the achievements of noteworthy individuals. Each volume focuses on a specific literary/historical topic.

Turn to this authoritative international resource for complete critical coverage of the careers and works of the greatest writers and thinkers of the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Restoration era. Comprehensive and well-organized introductions -- as well as extensive excerpts from published criticism -- readily provide readers with a variety of important interpretations of historical periods, literary trends and topics, and the achievements of noteworthy individuals. Each volume focuses on a specific literary/historical topic.

Turn to this authoritative international resource for complete critical coverage of the careers and works of the greatest writers and thinkers of the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Restoration eras. Detailed entries offer students and other researchers access to a variety of important interpretations of historical periods, literary trends and topics, and the achievements of noteworthy individuals. Approximately 90-95% of critical essays are full text. Volumes include author, nationality, topic and title indexes; a cumulative title index to the entire series is published separately.

Turn to this authoritative international resource for complete critical coverage of the careers and works of the greatest writers and thinkers of the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Restoration era. Comprehensive and well-organized introductions -- as well as extensive excerpts from published criticism -- readily provide readers with a variety of important interpretations of historical periods, literary trends and topics, and the achievements of noteworthy individuals. Each volume focuses on a specific literary/historical topic.

Turn to this authoritative international resource for complete critical coverage of the careers and works of the greatest writers and thinkers of the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Restoration eras. Comprehensive and well-organized introductions -- as well as extensive excerpts from published criticism -- readily provide students and other readers with a variety of important interpretations of historical periods, literary trends and topics, and the achievements of noteworthy individuals.