Critical coverage of the careers and works of novelists, poets, playwrighs, philosophers, and other creative writers of the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Restoration eras. Detailed entries offer access to a variety of important interpretations of historical periods, literary trends and topics, and the achievements of noteworthy individuals. Approximately 90-95% of critical essays are full text. Volumes include author, nationality, topic and title indexes; a cumulative title index to the entire series is published separately.