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A jargon-free manual on the basics of developing interesting fictional characters.
This book is a masterful and engaging exploration of both Shakespeare's works and his age. Concentrating on six recurring prejudices in Shakespeare's plays-such as misogyny, elitism, distrust of effeminacy, and racism-Robert Brustein examines how Shakespeare and his contemporari…
This book explores Shakespeare's complicated attitudes toward women; his admiration of blunt, plainspoken men; his reverence for monarchy and his distrust of democracy; his complex treatment of blacks, Jews, and slaves; and his even more complex metaphysics and attitudes toward …
"Conrad's Marlow offers a comprehensive account and critical analysis of one of Conrad's most celebrated creations, asking both who and what is Marlow: a character or a narrator; a biographer or an autobiographical screen; a messenger or an interpreter; a bearer of truth or a mi…
"This vibrant and timely collection of brand new essays explores the complete Harry Potter series. The volume presents a variety of critical essays by a range of scholars, providing students with much needed guidance on how to approach these immensely popular texts and films, an…
This is both a study of how James Joyce created two of the most iconic characters in literature - Leopold Bloom and Marion Tweedy Bloom - as well as a history of the genesis of 'Ulysses'. From a genetic critical perspective, the book explores the conception and evolution of the …