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The Oxford Companion to English Literature
Dinah; Drabbl Birch
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Description for The Oxford Companion to English Literature
Hardcover. This edition of the classic reference has been thoroughly revised and updated, offering unrivalled coverage of English literature. It continues to offer detailed and authoritative information on authors and works, alongside extended coverage of popular literary genres, as well as of the themes and concepts encountered by students. Editor(s): Birch, Dinah. Series: Oxford Companions. Num Pages: 1184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 197 x 67. Weight in Grams: 2186.
The Oxford Companion to English Literature has long been established as the leading reference resource for students, teachers, scholars, and general readers of English literature. It provides unrivalled coverage of all aspects of English literature - from writers, their works, and the historical and cultural context in which they wrote, to critics, literary theory, and allusions. For the seventh edition, the Companion has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs and concerns of today's students and general readers. Over 1,000 new entries have been added, ranging from new writers - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Patrick Marber, David Mitchell, ... Read more
The Oxford Companion to English Literature has long been established as the leading reference resource for students, teachers, scholars, and general readers of English literature. It provides unrivalled coverage of all aspects of English literature - from writers, their works, and the historical and cultural context in which they wrote, to critics, literary theory, and allusions. For the seventh edition, the Companion has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs and concerns of today's students and general readers. Over 1,000 new entries have been added, ranging from new writers - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Patrick Marber, David Mitchell, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
1184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Oxford Companions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1184
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192806871
SKU
V9780192806871
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About Dinah; Drabbl Birch
Dinah Birch is Professor of English Literature at Liverpool University. She was previously a fellow at Trinity College, Oxford. Her works on 19th-century literature include a number of books and articles on the critic John Ruskin. She writes regularly for the Times Literary Supplement and London Review of Books, and contributes to arts programmes on radio and television. ... Read more
Reviews for The Oxford Companion to English Literature
This is a sympathetic study of an important part of recent social history.
Contemporary Review
Continues to stand out as distinctive, authoritative, and a work of excellence'
Reference Reviews
Increasing user-friendliness and a nice "up to date" feel
Reference Reviews
Sumptuous volume.
Ferdinand Mount, Standpoint
Detailed, clear and lively accounts.
Michael ... Read more
Contemporary Review
Continues to stand out as distinctive, authoritative, and a work of excellence'
Reference Reviews
Increasing user-friendliness and a nice "up to date" feel
Reference Reviews
Sumptuous volume.
Ferdinand Mount, Standpoint
Detailed, clear and lively accounts.
Michael ... Read more