Covering information from the Reformation, controversies over the succession and the prayer book to literature, the family and education, this reference tool includes chronologies, biographies, statistics, and maps, as well as a glossary to the key works in the field.

The Routledge Concise History of Canadian Literature introduces the fiction, poetry and drama of Canada in its historical, political and cultural contexts.

Focusing on the work of British and Irish authors, this book considers changes in literary forms, styles and genres, as well as in critical discourses. It examines literary movements such as Romanticism, Pre-Raphaelitism, Aestheticism and Decadence. It discusses the impact of gender studies, queer theory, postcolonialism and book history.