Author: Edmund SpenserPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
The Works of Edmund Spenser
Author: Edmund SpenserThe Oxford Companion to English Literature
Author: Dinah BirchPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191030848
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 2022
Book Description
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, Arundhati Roy - to increased coverage of writers and literary movements from around the world. Coverage of American literature has been substantially increased, with new entries on writers such as Cormac McCarthy and Amy Tan and on movements and publications. Contextual and historical coverage has also been expanded, with new entries on European history and culture, post-colonial literature, as well as writers and literary movements from around the world that have influenced English literature. The Companion has always been a quick and dependable source of reference for students, and the new edition confirms its pre-eminent role as the go-to resource of first choice. All entries have been reviewed, and details of new works, biographies, and criticism have been brought right up to date. So also has coverage of the themes, approaches and concepts encountered by students today, from terms to articles on literary theory and theorists. There is increased coverage of writers from around the world, as well as from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and of contextual topics, including film and television, music, and art. Cross-referencing has been thoroughly updated, with stronger linking from writers to thematic and conceptual entries. Meanwhile coverage of popular genres such as children's literature, science fiction, biography, reportage, crime fiction, fantasy or travel literature has been increased substantially, with new entries on writers from Philip Pullman to Anne Frank and from Anais Nin to Douglas Adams. The seventh edition of this classic Companion - now under the editorship of Dinah Birch, assisted by a team of 28 distinguished associate editors, and over 150 contributors - ensures that it retains its status as the most authoritative, informative, and accessible guide to literature available.
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Author: Dinah BirchPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191036749
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 973
Book Description
Based on the bestselling Oxford Companion to English Literature, this is an indispensable, compact guide to all aspects of English literature. Over 5,500 new and revised A to Z entries give unrivalled coverage of writers, works, historical context, literary theory, allusions, characters, and plot summaries. Discursive feature entries supply a wealth of information about important genres in literature. For this fourth edition, the dictionary has been fully revised and updated to include expanded coverage of postcolonial, African, black British, and children's literature, as well as improved representation in the areas of science fiction, biography, travel literature, women's writing, gay and lesbian writing, and American literature. The appendices listing literary prize winners, including the Nobel, Man Booker, and Pulitzer prizes, have all been updated and there is also a timeline, chronicling the development of English literature from c. 1000 to the present day. Many entries feature recommended web links, which are listed and regularly updated on a dedicated companion website. Written originally by a team of more than 140 distinguished authors and extensively updated for this new edition, this book provides an essential point of reference for English students, teachers, and all other readers of literature in English.
The History and Literature of the Tudor Period
Author: J. DaviesPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368159054
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Author: Margaret DrabblePublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
An interpretive history of working class Mexican American, African American, and American Indian women in the last century underlining the specific and common experiences of the three groups. Anderson (history, U. of Arizona) blends historical analysis, politics, and cultural considerations to show how forced acculturation of American Indian women subordinated their traditional powers, the contradictory pressures Mexican American women experience in their place between cultures, and African American women's migration from plantation to urban centers with the subsequent shifts in their social and political situations. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Oxford Companion to English Literature
Author: Margaret DrabblePublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
Book Description
"This text has now been revised again to incorporate the latest developments, for instance the current success of children's and crossover literature, such as that of J. K. Rowling and Philip Pullman. However, the Companion also remains faithful to Sir Paul Harvey's original vision of an authoritative work placing English literature in its widest context. No other volume offers such extensive exploration of the classical roots of English literature and the European authors and works that influenced its development." "The appendices have also been updated: the winners of the major literary awards, and the chronology - spanning a thousand years of English literature from Beowulf to Small Island. Informed by the latest scholarly thinking, and comprehensively cross-referenced to guide the reader to topics of related interest, the revised 6th edition reaffirms the pre-eminence of the Companion as the best available single-volume guide to English literature."--BOOK JACKET.
Stories from the Faerie Queen
Author: Jeanie LangThe Faerie Queen (the Faerie Ring, Book Four)
Author: Kiki HamiltonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781735282831
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A ruthless opponent, a powerful treasure, an unforgettable decision...The Winter King has ordered Tiki Dunbar's death and hunts her in both the Otherworld and London. War looms ever closer and the mysterious Four Treasures of Faerie seem to offer Tiki and the Seelie Court their only hope of stopping the UnSeelies from claiming all of Faerie.And to make matters worse, the ever-enigmatic Larkin issues a threat regarding Clara that forces Tiki to choose between a child and a kingdom....Queen Victoria and her royal court are intricately entwined in the ancient mystery as secrets are uncovered and destinies revealed. With Rieker by her side, Tiki must search in both the mortal world and the realm of Faerie for the answers because it's not just her family she must save-but all of Faerie.THE FAERIE QUEEN is the fourth and final book in the dark and compelling Faerie Ring series where life and death battles rage between two intertwining worlds resulting in an epic and unexpected conclusion.