The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English
The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English
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The most comprehensive and up-to-date survey of literature in English ever published. It covers all the major writers, worldwide, right up to the present day.
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The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English by Ian Ousby
Substantially enlarged and updated for this new edition, The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English is the definitive guide to the vast and extraordinarily rich heritage of literature written in English. It covers all the major novelists, poets and dramatists - from Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth, Austen, Dickens to Conrad and to contemporary writers from all over the English-speaking world - Saul Bellow, Adrienne Rich, Les Murray, Wole Soyinka, and Janet Frame. More than 100 specialist contributors provide detailed biographical and critical articles not only on writers and their works. Substantial coverage is also given to such literary genres as popular fiction, science fiction, detective novels, and children's classics. All literary concepts and movements are described in detail. * Over 4,500 alphabetical entries, cross-referenced throughout * Includes all literature in English - British, Irish, American, Australian, African, Canadian, New Zealand, Indian and Caribbean * Illustrated throughout with over 115 photographs and line drawings
'.. immense browsability.' Anthony Burgess, The Observer
'... an indispensable and indeed path-breaking guide'. The L. A. Times
'... conceptually generous ... on overall points Cambridge wins. Its breadth of vision is the chief reason'. The Guardian
'... an indispensable and indeed path-breaking guide'. The L. A. Times
'... conceptually generous ... on overall points Cambridge wins. Its breadth of vision is the chief reason'. The Guardian
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521497787 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521497787 |
| Title | The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English |
| Author | Ian Ousby |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1995-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 0 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |