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The Sixth Edition of this renowned literary reference book has been thoroughly updated and expanded by editor Margaret Drabble and a team of 140 distinguished contributors, including notable authors like Salman Rushdie and Penelope Fitzgerald. This edition features over 660 new entries, with more than a third authored by Drabble herself, encompassing hundreds of new biographies from Kathy Acker to Stefan Zweig, along with fresh entries on genres, literary terms, and critical schools. In total, it offers over 7,000 alphabetically arranged entries, providing extensive coverage of classical English literature and influential European works. The articles encompass authors, fictional characters, plot summaries, composers, artists, literary movements, historians, philosophers, critics, as well as aspects of publishing history, literary societies, and critical theory. Additionally, it includes sixteen new feature essays on topics ranging from gay and lesbian literature to modernism and science fiction, along with a comprehensive chronology that contextualizes key literary works over a thousand years. Complete lists of poet laureates and literary prize winners further enhance its value. With its engaging style, this edition serves as an essential resource for students, teachers, and anyone passionate about English literature.
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The Oxford Companion to English Literature - New Edition, Margaret Drabble
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2000
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- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Margaret Drabble
- Verlag
- Oxford University Press
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2000
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 1172
- ISBN10
- 0198662440
- ISBN13
- 9780198662440
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Sozialwissenschaften, Literaturwissenschaft, Handbücher und Anleitungen, Literarische Kritik, Kritik
- Bewertung
- 4,2 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- The Sixth Edition of this renowned literary reference book has been thoroughly updated and expanded by editor Margaret Drabble and a team of 140 distinguished contributors, including notable authors like Salman Rushdie and Penelope Fitzgerald. This edition features over 660 new entries, with more than a third authored by Drabble herself, encompassing hundreds of new biographies from Kathy Acker to Stefan Zweig, along with fresh entries on genres, literary terms, and critical schools. In total, it offers over 7,000 alphabetically arranged entries, providing extensive coverage of classical English literature and influential European works. The articles encompass authors, fictional characters, plot summaries, composers, artists, literary movements, historians, philosophers, critics, as well as aspects of publishing history, literary societies, and critical theory. Additionally, it includes sixteen new feature essays on topics ranging from gay and lesbian literature to modernism and science fiction, along with a comprehensive chronology that contextualizes key literary works over a thousand years. Complete lists of poet laureates and literary prize winners further enhance its value. With its engaging style, this edition serves as an essential resource for students, teachers, and anyone passionate about English literature.