The Oxford Companion to English Literature
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The Oxford Companion to English Literature by Sir Paul Harvey
This exhaustive reference on English literary culture has been updated to contain 60 new entries on contemporary novelists, poets and dramatists, ranging from Peter Ackroyd to Salman Rushdie. The coverage also includes genre writers and prominent writers from other English-speaking cultures. Existing entries on contemporary writers have been revised and expanded. There are also new appendices listing winners of the major literary prizes, and a full chronology spanning nearly 1000 years of English literature.Margaret Drabble is the author of several novels, including The Sea Lady, The Seven Sisters, The Peppered Moth, and The Needle's Eye. She is the editor of the fifth and sixth editions of The Oxford Companion to English Literature, and has published biographies of Arnold Bennett and Angus Wilson. She was awarded a Dame of the British Empire in 2008 for her contributions to current English writing.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198662211 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198662211 |
| Title | The Oxford Companion to English Literature |
| Author | Sir Paul Harvey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1995-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 1182 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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