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The Oxford encyclopedia of British literature, David Scott Kastan, editor in chief

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The Oxford encyclopedia of British literature, David Scott Kastan, editor in chief

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Oxford encyclopedia of British literature

Nature of contents

encyclopediasdictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

676308592

Responsibility statement

David Scott Kastan, editor in chief

Summary

Provides comprehensive coverage of literature from the Abbey Theatre to Israel Zangwill, covering the entire history of literature in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in the major literary languages (Anglo-Saxon, English, Welsh, Scots, Irish, and Latin). It includes substantial accounts of individual authors (e.g., Spenser, Pope, Austen) and detailed histories of particular themes, movements, genres, and institutions, whose impact upon the writing or the reading of literature was significant (e.g., The Stationers' Company, the sonnet, the 'School of Night, ' or the Sublime)

Table Of Contents

v. 1: Chronology; Abbey Theatre -- Caryl Churchill; v. 2: Colleye Cibber -- Harley lyrics; v. 3: Tony Harrison -- A Mirror for Magistrates; v. 4: Modernism -- Percy Bysshe Shelley; v. 5: Richard Brinsley Sheridan -- Benjamin Zephaniah; directory of contributors; index

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Encyclopedia of British literature

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