Literature and Culture Handbooks are an innovative series of guides to major periods, topics and authors in British and American literature and culture. Designed to provide a comprehensive, one-stop resource for literature students, each handbook provides the essential information and guidance needed from the beginning of a course through to developing more advanced knowledge and skills. Written in clear language by leading academics, they provide an indispensable introduction to key topics, including:
* Introduction to authors, texts, historical and cultural contexts

* Guides to key critics, concepts and topics

* An overview of major critical approaches, changes in the canon and directions of current and future research

* Case studies in reading literary and critical texts

* Annotated bibliography (including websites), timeline, glossary of critical terms.

The Renaissance Literature Handbook is a comprehensive introduction to literature and culture in the English Renaissance or Early Modern period.