The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature Steven R. Serafin

Name: The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature By Steven R. Serafin
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This guide to British literature also includes literature in English from the colonial and postcolonial periods in Africa, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, India and New Zealand. Important authors from these areas are covered in substantive topical articles on their respective literatures.

The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature Summary

The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature by Steven R. Serafin

This comprehensive guide to all British literature also includes literature in English from the colonial and post-colonial periods in Africa, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, India, and New Zealand. Important authors from these areas are covered in substantive topical articles on their respective literatures. The contributors, from the UK and US, are all experts in their fields, and include: R.S. White on William Blake; W.H. New on Canadian Literature in English; Derek Brewer on Geoffrey Chaucer; Ian Ousby on Detective Fiction before 1945; David Kirby on Expatriates; Merryn Williams on Thomas Hardy; Sandie Byrne on Tony Harrison; Fred Marchant on Ted Hughes; Peter Barnes on Ben Jonson; Ian MacKillop on F.R. Leavis; Norman Kelvin on William Morris; Claire Tomalin on Samuel Pepys; and Peter Finch on Poetry since 1945.

About Steven R. Serafin

Steven R. Serafin is a leading authority on modern world literature. He is general editor of The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature as well as general editor of the new edition of the Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century. He is affiliated with Hunter College of The City University of New York. Valerie Grosvenor Myer is the author of many books, including biographies of major literary figures. She is also a contributor to numerous literary encyclopedias and reference works. A former literary editor, Myer is affiliated with Cambridge University.

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GOR003898036

ISBN 13

9780826414564

ISBN 10

0826414567

Title

The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature by Steven R. Serafin

Author

Steven R. Serafin

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Year published

20030612

Number of pages

1200

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