Reddit reviews Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century, Volume 1: The Dawn of Analysis

Soames's History of Analytic philosophy is accesible and language-focused. Could make for a good read, even though it might be a bit challenging. Should be helpful.

I haven't read Ian Hacking's Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy. But I've read many of his books and know that he's an excellent writer. Could be a productive read.

You may find Scott Soames' volumes on the history of analytic philosophy useful.

Tim Williamson has a rather personal and informal recounting of the resurgence of metaphysics in the past ~50 years

http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/35835/How_did_we_get_here_from_there.pdf

I don't know any particular historical books/papers about the history of metaphysics since Kant, but the first step would probably involve reading about German Idealism (as a direct reaction to Kant). Sadly, I don't know much about German Idealism, so I don't have any good books to recommend.

German Idealism heavily influenced British Idealists like Bradley, whom the early analytic philosophers (Russell and Moore) were reacting against. At this point, you could read Scott Soames's Philosophical Analysis in the 20th Century for a history of early analytic philosophy.

http://www.amazon.com/Philosophical-Analysis-Twentieth-Century-Volume/dp/069112244X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_y

Scott Soames has a good intro book. It can be a obtuse with overly nested statements at times, but it gives you a good gist of analytical philosophy even if you don't fully understand his nested statements.

Scott Soames has written another book called Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century (two volumes). Really worth reading if you're getting into analytic philosophy.