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Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Presenting a chronological record of around 15,000 works published in the English language from 1474 onwards, this book also includes an index of authors, showing each writer's literary output, and an index of periodicals and an index of anonymous works.
10) 30-second Shakespeare: 50 key aspects of his work, life, and legacy, each explained in half a minute
Publisher
Ivy Bks
Pub. Date
2015
Description
A quick guide to the life and works of William Shakespeare.
Author
Publisher
Cassell
Pub. Date
2003
Description
In this updated edition, Peter Conrad offers not an encyclopaedic survey but a personal, chronological interpretation of the 'history' through an emphasis on the continuity of major literary forms and on the ways in which major figures transform the tradition.
Author
Publisher
How To Books
Pub. Date
2003
Description
Carrington will take you to the great literature of the English language, ready to discover or rediscover the best that has been written. In short and clearly structured sections, all the major writers are presented in order of their birth, giving the unfolding history of English literature from Beowulf to Heaney.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Written by a team of more than 140 contributors working under the direction of Margaret Drabble, and ranging in influence from Homer, to the Mahabharata, this guide provides the reader with a comprehensive coverage of all aspects of English literature.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Presenting a collection of literary gossip and sidelights on the lives of the authors, this anthology finds room for Chaucer, Milton and Margaret Atwood, George Eliot and P.G. Wodehouse, Chinua Achebe and Ian Fleming, Brendan Behan and Wittgenstein.
Author
Publisher
Chambers
Description
Revised and expanded, this new edition contains over 6,500 entries providing a guide to the wealth of characters created by writers in English. New features include concise biographies of the authors, panels covering topics such as 'the detective in fiction', an appendix of literary awards and a literary/historical chronology.