The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English

ISBN-13: 9780192122711 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 772 str.

Opis

This reference guide provides entries on English-language writers and writing throughout the 20th century. Writers from all over the world are included, from James Joyce to Amy Tan. A whole range of writing is celebrated, embracing fiction, plays, poetry and non-fictional writing.

Recenzje

This is what the Editor's foreword says about the book: 'The Companion is essentially a collaborative work, a series of mini-biographies and essays combining the imaginative insights and scholarship of a dedicated group of co-authors.' Well, that says it all, really. It's hard to know quite how to review a book like this. I can say that in reading this, you will almost certainly find what you seek, and waste an hour or more looking at fascinating irrelevancies. The entries are exhaustive, and well presented. A valuable reference, certainly, for those who enjoy twentieth century literature, and certainly significant historically, if only to help future ages identify just what the late twentieth century thought important in the literary world.

O autorze

Jenny Stringer is a freelance writer, and co-editor of The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. John Sutherland is Lord Northcliffe Professor of English Literature at the University of London.