Cambridge Companions are lively, accessible introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics and periods. All are collections of specially commissioned essays, shaped and introduced to appeal to student readers. Together the chapters add up to a systematic critical account of, for example Plato, Luther, Jane Austen, Tom Stoppard or Stravinsky, the French Novel or Jewish American Literature, and each title is supported by reference features such as a chronology and guide to further reading.

The Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics collection offers thousands of comprehensive and accessible essays on major authors, periods and genres, written by experts and designed for student readers. For the author Companions, each writer is placed in literary and historical context; their major works are analysed, either in separate chapters or grouped according to theme, and their influence on later writers assessed.

Cambridge Companions are a series of authoritative guides, written by leading experts, offering lively, accessible introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics, and periods.

Cambridge Companions to Music provide clear and accessible information on composers, instruments or musical topics, written with the student, the performer and the music lover in mind. Each volume provides a carefully structured series of specially-commissioned essays by leading authorities offering comprehensive coverage and indispensable reference material as well as absorbing reading matter.

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The Cambridge Companions series offers specially-commissioned collections of essays which are intended to serve as reference works for an inter-disciplinary audience of students and non-specialists. Addressing topics and figures ranging from Plato through Kant to Habermas, and philosophical movements such as the Scottish Enlightenment and German Idealism.

First published in 1902, the Cambridge Histories is a globally respected series of over 400 volumes spanning fifteen subject areas across the humanities and social sciences, with a concentration on political and cultural history, literature, philosophy, religious studies, music and the arts. Presenting history as a continuous and evolutionary process, the Cambridge Histories offer a big picture perspective in each subject area, making them essential reading for anyone researching or studying a subject that has an historical element. Continually updated with new volumes taken from the print series as soon as they become available, this collection represents an impressive breadth and depth of scholarship that offers an unmatched resource for today's historians. Key Features: Cambridge Histories series now contains over 400 volumes, equating to around 196,000 pages of unrivalled scholarship Unlimited concurrent users, meaning any number of readers can access the resource simultaneously Covers multiple academic subjects across the humanities and social sciences eBooks are accessible via all devices and will automatically adjust to allow easy reading on your preferred device Content searchable via metadata and fulltext Easy navigation to the content you need at book and chapter levels Individual chapters available in PDF to download and print Users have the ability to save their searches and content to their bookmarks for easy access at a later date Extensive bibliographic reference functionality; fully referenced content with all references displayed, OpenURL compliant and linked online through CrossRef

The Cambridge Histories have become an established and essential component of the academic research library. Over 320 of these well-known, used and trusted volumes published since the 1960s are available online, adding immense value to the texts and enhancing any aspect of historical research. Cambridge Histories Online (CHO) is an indispensable research tool for undergraduates and academics alike. It offers impressive functionality, enabling quick and easy access to content and the tools to make the content usable in a time effective way, including extensive bibliographic reference linking, personal archives, citation export, remote access and user control display features. CHO covers 14 subject areas, including General History, Regional History, Literary Studies, Philosophy, and Religious Studies. 15 to 25 new titles will be added each year. 2013 New Content Add-On Package.

The full Cambridge University Press Journals Package offers academic libraries multi-site, institution-wide online access to 315+ academic journals of distinction in a wide range of disciplines. Together the journals form one of the most valuable and comprehensive collections of research available today.

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The Cambridge University Press Journals Read & Publish option offers academic libraries multi-site, institution-wide online access to 315+ academic journals of distinction in a wide range of disciplines. Together the journals form one of the most valuable and comprehensive collections of research available today. Additionally, this offer supports open access publishing through the following:

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Orlando is a comprehensive electronic database relating to women's writing in the British Isles. It offers a wealth of biographical and critical information on more than 1,200 writers, together with entries on literary and historical events. The database offers entries on authors' lives and writing careers, contextual material, timelines, internal links, and bibliographies. Entries are tagged, enabling searches to focus not only on author, date and place but also on such issues as genre, intertextuality, and relations with publishers.