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  • The Oxford Companion to English Literature: Revised

    The Oxford Companion to English Literature by Drabble, Margaret;

    Revised

    Series: Oxford Companions;

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 6
    • Publisher Oxford University Press
    • Date of Publication 22 June 2006

    • ISBN 9780198614531
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages1,184 pages
    • Size 234x171x58 mm
    • Weight 1644 g
    • Language English
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    Short description:

    The sixth edition of the classic guide to English literature was published in 2000 to wide acclaim. The text was extensively revised, expanded, and updated, with nearly 600 new entries covering new people, styles, and issues, and the existing entries reworked to incorporate the latest scholarship. In spring 2006 we are reissuing this edition with revisions and additions to bring it right up to date.

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    Long description:

    The first edition of The Oxford Companion to English Literature, edited by Sir Paul Harvey, was published in 1932, and quickly established itself as as the standard source of reference for scholars, students, and general readers alike. In 1985, under the editorship of Margaret Drabble, the text was thoroughly and sensitively revised to bring it up to date without losing its essential character, or the lightness of touch that made it such a pleasure to dip into.

    The sixth edition, published in 2000, was extensively revised, expanded, and updated. Almost 600 new entries covered new writers, genres, and issues, and existing entries were reworked to incorporate the latest scholarship. The text was written by a team of more than 140 contributors under Margaret Drabble's editorial direction, including Brian Aldiss, Lisa Appignanesi, Jonathan Coe, Penelope Fitzgerald, Roy Porter, and Salman Rushdie. In addition to the extensive coverage of writers, works,
    literary theory, allusions, and characters, there are sixteen featured entries on key topics including black British literature, fantasy fiction, and modernism. The Companion remains an unrivalled work that places English literature in its widest context: no other book offers such extensive exploration
    of the classical roots of English literature, and the European and non-European works and writers that have influenced its development.

    The sixth edition is now being reissued to ensure that it remains absolutely up to date: the invaluable appendices - the chronology, and lists of winners of major literary awards - have been updated, as have many of the entries. Informed by the latest scholarly thinking, and comprehensively cross-referenced to guide the reader to topics of related interest, the Companion retains its position as the best guide to English literature available.

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    Table of Contents:

    Preface
    Advisers and Contributors
    Note to the Reader
    The Oxford Companion to English Literature
    Appendix 1: Chronology
    Appendix 2: Poets Laureate
    Appendix 3: Literary Awards

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