This edition of the classic reference has been thoroughly revised
and updated, offering unrivalled coverage of English literature. It
continues to offer detailed and authoritative information on
authors and works, alongside extended coverage of popular literary
genres, as well as of the themes and concepts encountered by
students.
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.
Review from previous edition Always good company s Ian Sansom, Guardian
Continues to stand out as distinctive, authoritative, and a work of excellence' Reference Reviews
Dinah Birch is Professor of English Literature at Liverpool University. She was previously a tutorial fellow at Trinity College, Oxford. She specializes particularly in the work of John Ruskin, on whom she has authored and edited a number of books. She has also had numerous other articles and book contributions published.
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Preface to Seventh Edition Contributors' Biographies Abbreviations Note to the Reader 1. Contemporary Literary Culture 2. Literature and History 3. Black British Literature 4. Children's Literature The Oxford Companion to English Literature A-Z Chronology Poets Laureate Literary Awards Index of Contributors
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