While concentrating on the explosion of contemporary critical and theoretical works, the Guide presents a comprehensive historical survey of ideas and individuals ranging from Plato and Aristotle to twentieth-century scholars.

What is Literary Theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is Literature, and does it matter?

Provides excerpts of criticism on individual authors and their works. Go to the last volume and look in the back of the book for author, title, and subject index. Look for the "Cumulative Title Index" at the end of the series for criticism on individual stories.

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Provides excerpts of criticism on individual 20th century authors and their works. Go to the last volume and look in the back of the book for author, title, and subject index. Look for the "Cumulative Title Index" at the end of the series for criticism on individual stories.

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Provides career biographies and criticism. Volumes are dedicated to specific genres or time periods (i.e., American Humorists, or British Poets, 1914-1945).

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