Italian Language and Literature: Reference Works

This new edition of the only English-language dictionary of Italian literature has been expanded to include entries on contemporary authors not covered in the first edition and has been revised to reflect current scholarship. Included are entries on Italian writers, periods, literary movements, and versification, and on critical problems related to literary history. The volume covers the entire history of Italian literature, with entries ranging from the 13th century to the present and from Dant

The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia of Modern Criticism and Theory offers the student and scholar of literary and cultural studies the most comprehensive guide to the history and development of criticism in the humanities.

This reference book is a comprehensive guide to medieval literature. While the volume is devoted primarily to the literature of medieval England, its multicultural scope also encompasses Islamic, Mongolian, Celtic, Hispanic, Italian, Russian, and Germanic works.

Includes: Contemporary Authors; Contemporary Literary Criticism and Dictionary of Literary Biography

Contains entries covering music (eg Palestrina), architecture (eg palazzo), war, diplomacy (Machiavelli), religion, literature and social history, as well as the visual arts (eg Leonardo da Vinci). Includes entries written by major scholars