Concise Oxford Companion To English Literature (Revised Edition)
Author: Margaret Drabble
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Description
Based on the bestselling Oxford Companion to English Literature, this is an indispensable, compact guide to all aspects of English literature. For this revised edition, existing entries have been fully updated and 60 new entries have been added on contemporary writers, such as Peter Acroyd, Martin Amis, Toni Morrison, and Jeanette Winterson. Detailed new appendices include a chronology of English literature, and a listing of major literary prizes-winners.
Over 5,000 entries on the lives and works of authors, poets, and playwrights
Character entries and plot summaries
Literary movements, critics, and critical theories
Generous coverage of the literatures of other countries
New appendices listing literary prize-winners - including the Nobel, Booker, and Pulitzer prizes
New entries: ACKROYD, Peter; AMIS, Martin; BANKS, Iain; BANKS, Lynne Reid; BANVILLE, John; BARNES, Julian; BAWDEN, Nina; BOYD, William; BRINK, Andre; BROOKNER, Anita; CAREY, Peter; CARTER, Angela; CHATWIN, Bruce; COETZEE, J. M.; COPE, Wendy; DAHL, Roald; DAVIES, W.
This book is intended for students of English Literature from sixth form level upwards; anyone with an interest in English.