Literature

Readers interested in or studying the art of drama must have a thorough and easily accessible reference to the masters of the craft. (more...)

This updated 7th edition of Contemporary Poets provides biographical and bibliographical information on 787 of the world's most important contemporary English-language poets. (more...)

Here is a convenient source of commentary on the careers and works of acclaimed poets, novelists, short story writers, dramatists and philosophers who died between 1800 and 1899. (more...)

Among the 728 entries contained in the 4th edition, nearly 80 are new. The Reference Guide to American Literature focuses on the rich diversity of individuals that comprise an important group of American novelists, poets, dramatists, and essayists. (more...)

Reference Guide to Holocaust Literature
Covering the entire spectrum of the literature of the Holocaust era, from the beginnings of Nazism through the concentration camp experience, survivor syndrome, and second generation response. (more...)

Reference Guide to Short Fiction
Devoted to those practitioners of the art of short fiction, this new 2nd edition offers thorough coverage of approximately 377 authors and 402 of their works. (more...)