The Internationalization of English Literature, by Bruce King, volume 13 (1948-2000) of the Oxford English Literary History. Oxford, March 2004. $45 Bruce King is one of the pioneering scholars of world literature in English, having written influential studies of emerging literatures in Africa,...

The subject of astrology has been incorporated in many English literary works among which are Shakespeare's plays, Chaucer's poetry, Samuel Beckett's novel entitled 'Murphy' and Anthony Powell's 'A Dance to the Music of Time.' These works, spanning the Renaissance to the 20th century, are...

Mary Rajkumar, the deputy business editor at The Miami Herald, will join The Associated Press as assistant international editor, working on special projects and series. Her appointment was announced Tuesday by AP International Editor John Daniszewski.Rajkumar will be based in New York, the headquarters of...

Mary Ellen Solt, who used letter and word arrangements to enhance the meaning of a poem and was a leader in the "concrete poetry" movement, has died. She was 86.Solt died June 21 in Santa Clarita after a stroke, her family said.Her most popular work,...

Explores the period of English literature English literature the period dating from 1660 to 1700, the Restoration Age or the age of Dryden. Provides political, historical and social background detail. Discusses major literary contributions during this period.