Author: David Scott Kastan
Publisher:
ISBN: 0195169212
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 2648
Book Description
A comprehensive reference presents over five hundred full essays on authors and a variety of topics, including censorship, genre, patronage, and dictionaries.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
Author: David Scott Kastan
Publisher:
ISBN: 0195169212
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 2648
Book Description
A comprehensive reference presents over five hundred full essays on authors and a variety of topics, including censorship, genre, patronage, and dictionaries.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0195169212
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 2648
Book Description
A comprehensive reference presents over five hundred full essays on authors and a variety of topics, including censorship, genre, patronage, and dictionaries.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
Author: David Scott Kastan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : British literature
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Volume 4: Modernism - Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : British literature
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Volume 4: Modernism - Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Encyclopedia of the British Novel
Author: Virginia Brackett
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438140681
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2708
Book Description
Praise for the print edition:" ... comprehensive ... Recommended."
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438140681
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2708
Book Description
Praise for the print edition:" ... comprehensive ... Recommended."
Encyclopedia of Britain
Author: Bamber Gascoigne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780333637395
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780333637395
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
Encyclopedia of British Poetry, 1900 to the Present
Author: James Persoon
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438140746
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 1471
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive A to Z reference with approximately 450 entries providing facts about contemporary British poets, including their major works of poetry, concepts and movements.
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438140746
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 1471
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive A to Z reference with approximately 450 entries providing facts about contemporary British poets, including their major works of poetry, concepts and movements.
Encyclopedia of British Writers
Author: Christine L. Krueger
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438108702
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 881
Book Description
This concise encyclopedic reference profiles more than 800 British poets
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438108702
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 881
Book Description
This concise encyclopedic reference profiles more than 800 British poets
The Encyclopedia of the Novel
Author: Peter Melville Logan
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118723899
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 803
Book Description
Now available in a single volume paperback, this advanced reference resource for the novel and novel theory offers authoritative accounts of the history, terminology, and genre of the novel, in over 140 articles of 500-7,000 words. Entries explore the history and tradition of the novel in different areas of the world; formal elements of the novel (story, plot, character, narrator); technical aspects of the genre (such as realism, narrative structure and style); subgenres, including the bildungsroman and the graphic novel; theoretical problems, such as definitions of the novel; book history; and the novel's relationship to other arts and disciplines. The Encyclopedia is arranged in A-Z format and features entries from an international cast of over 140 scholars, overseen by an advisory board of 37 leading specialists in the field, making this the most authoritative reference resource available on the novel. This essential reference, now available in an easy-to-use, fully indexed single volume paperback, will be a vital addition to the libraries of literature students and scholars everywhere.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118723899
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 803
Book Description
Now available in a single volume paperback, this advanced reference resource for the novel and novel theory offers authoritative accounts of the history, terminology, and genre of the novel, in over 140 articles of 500-7,000 words. Entries explore the history and tradition of the novel in different areas of the world; formal elements of the novel (story, plot, character, narrator); technical aspects of the genre (such as realism, narrative structure and style); subgenres, including the bildungsroman and the graphic novel; theoretical problems, such as definitions of the novel; book history; and the novel's relationship to other arts and disciplines. The Encyclopedia is arranged in A-Z format and features entries from an international cast of over 140 scholars, overseen by an advisory board of 37 leading specialists in the field, making this the most authoritative reference resource available on the novel. This essential reference, now available in an easy-to-use, fully indexed single volume paperback, will be a vital addition to the libraries of literature students and scholars everywhere.
The Encyclopedia of British Literature, 3 Volume Set
Author: Gary Day
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444330209
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1524
Book Description
Provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the poetry, drama, fiction, and literary and cultural criticism produced from the Restoration of the English monarchy to the onset of the French Revolution Comprises over 340 entries arranged in A-Z format across three fully indexed and cross-referenced volumes Written by an international team of leading and emerging scholars Features an impressive scope and range of subjects: from courtship and circulating libraries, to the works of Samuel Johnson and Sarah Scott Includes coverage of both canonical and lesser-known authors, as well as entries addressing gender, sexuality, and other topics that have previously been underrepresented in traditional scholarship Represents the most comprehensive resource available on this period, and an indispensable guide to the rich diversity of British writing that ushered in the modern literary era 3 Volumes www.literatureencyclopedia.com
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444330209
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1524
Book Description
Provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the poetry, drama, fiction, and literary and cultural criticism produced from the Restoration of the English monarchy to the onset of the French Revolution Comprises over 340 entries arranged in A-Z format across three fully indexed and cross-referenced volumes Written by an international team of leading and emerging scholars Features an impressive scope and range of subjects: from courtship and circulating libraries, to the works of Samuel Johnson and Sarah Scott Includes coverage of both canonical and lesser-known authors, as well as entries addressing gender, sexuality, and other topics that have previously been underrepresented in traditional scholarship Represents the most comprehensive resource available on this period, and an indispensable guide to the rich diversity of British writing that ushered in the modern literary era 3 Volumes www.literatureencyclopedia.com
Children's Encyclopedia of British History
Author: Brian Skoyles
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781856960267
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This encyclopaedia tells the story of the people and landscape of Britain. It transports readers back to the earliest Stone Age cave-dwellers and Roman settlers, and leads them them through the centuries of invasion, exploration, reformation and industrial revolution, before bringing them up-to-date with a look at British government and society in the 21st century.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781856960267
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This encyclopaedia tells the story of the people and landscape of Britain. It transports readers back to the earliest Stone Age cave-dwellers and Roman settlers, and leads them them through the centuries of invasion, exploration, reformation and industrial revolution, before bringing them up-to-date with a look at British government and society in the 21st century.
Britain in the Hanoverian Age, 1714-1837
Author: Gerald Newman
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780815303961
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1284
Book Description
In 1714, king George I ushered in a remarkable 123-year period of energy that changed the face of Britain and ultimately had a profound effect on the modern era. The pioneers of modern capitalism, industry, democracy, literature, and even architecture flourished during this time and their innovations and influence spread throughout the British empire, including the United States. Now this rich cultural period in Britain is effectively surveyed and summarized for quick reference in a first-of-its-kind encyclopedia, which contains entries by British, Canadian, American, and Australian scholars specializing in everything from finance and the fine arts to politics and patent law. More than 380 illustrations, mostly rare engravings, enhance the coverage, which runs the whole gamut of political, economic, literary, intellectual, artistic, commercial, and social life, and spotlights some 600 prominent individuals and families.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780815303961
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1284
Book Description
In 1714, king George I ushered in a remarkable 123-year period of energy that changed the face of Britain and ultimately had a profound effect on the modern era. The pioneers of modern capitalism, industry, democracy, literature, and even architecture flourished during this time and their innovations and influence spread throughout the British empire, including the United States. Now this rich cultural period in Britain is effectively surveyed and summarized for quick reference in a first-of-its-kind encyclopedia, which contains entries by British, Canadian, American, and Australian scholars specializing in everything from finance and the fine arts to politics and patent law. More than 380 illustrations, mostly rare engravings, enhance the coverage, which runs the whole gamut of political, economic, literary, intellectual, artistic, commercial, and social life, and spotlights some 600 prominent individuals and families.