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- 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.
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In this article, we'll help you get familiar with most commonly used literary devices in prose and poetry. We'll give you a clear definition of each of the terms we discuss along with examples of literary elements and the context in which they most often appear (comedic writing, drama, or other).
- Rhetorical Devices
Personification is common in poetry and literature, as it’s...
- Complete List of Crucible Characters
Common Discussion Topics for The Crucible Characters. Now...
- Assonance
Analyzing literature can be pretty confusing, especially if...
- Points of View
Think of it this way: in literature, point of view and...
- Tone Words
Let’s take a look at two examples of tone words in classic...
- Money and Materialism
The description of Gatsby's parties at the beginning of...
- The Most Important Themes in This Play
The Crucible remains a staple of high school English because...
- Green Light in The Great Gatsby
One of the most arresting images in The Great Gatsby is...
- Rhetorical Devices
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Editor’s note
- The entries fall into the following categories
- Some of the wider or less obvious topics which receive entries
- Entries
Michael Abbott Robert Ackerman James Aikens Margaret Allen Susan Ang Stephen M. Archer Marie-Louise Ayres Christopher Baldick Cameron Bardrick Gillian Beer Alan Bell Misha Berson Delys Bird Jeremy Black M. H. Black Alison Blair-Underwood Paul Bongiorno John L. Bradley Andrea Brady Andrew Brown Frances Bzowski Jo-Anne Carty Paul Chipchase Jean Choth...
The following contributors deserve a special mention for their substantial work on this new edition: Andrea Brady, Christopher Innes, Neil Lazarus, Daniel Lea, David Madden, Tim Middleton, Stuart Murray, Patrick O’Donnell, John Thieme, Elizabeth Webby and Don B. Wilmeth. I have enjoyed unerring support, advice and encouragement from the following e...
Since the first edition of this Cambridge Guide was published it has sometimes seemed that the priorities of academics working in the various (and expanding) fields of literary study have not always corresponded with the priorities of non-academic enthusiasts: those so-called ‘ordinary’ or ‘general’ readers. In a practical sense, for an editor of a...
This edition has been revised and expanded with the central aim of previous editions in mind: to provide a handy reference guide to the literature in English produced by all the various English-speaking cultures throughout the world. It embraces literature from Africa, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, India, New Zealand, the South Pacific and the ...
Writers. This includes not just poets, novelists and playwrights but also those ‘non-literary’ authors who were an important influence on the literary culture of their age, including: theologians, philoso-phers, economists, naturalists, scientists, essayists, critics and historians. Individual plays, poems, novels and other works. Generous coverage...
Arthurian literature Baconian heresy Bible in English, The bluestocking Booker Prize boys’ companies canon children’s literature Cockney School, The cognitive poetics include dialogic/dialogism dub poetry dumb show English dictionaries English language estates satire ethical criticism expressionism feminist criticism genre fiction Condition of Engl...
Entries are listed in alphabetical word-by-word order. Entries on people come before those on works when names and titles are the same. Headings for writers, movements, literary terms, and so on, appear in bold face. Headings for titles of books and magazines in bold face italics. The appearance of small capitals or small italic capitals in the cou...
Oct 23, 2024 · 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.
Jan 26, 2006 · This illustrated and fully updated Third Edition of The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English is the most authoritative and international survey of world literature in...
The most comprehensive A-Z guide to authors and works from all over the world. The most up-to-date literary reference, ranging from Beowulf to Zadie Smith. Includes entries on literary terms, movements, genres and critical approaches. Read more.
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- 3rd Edition
Covers everything from Old English to contemporary writing from all over the English-speaking world. Entries on writers from Britain and Ireland, the USA, Canada, India, Africa, South Africa, New Zealand, the South Pacific and Australia, as well as on many important poems, novels, literary journals and plays. r entries, the majority for li.
This illustrated and fully updated Third Edition of The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English is the most authoritative and international survey of world literature in English available. The Guide covers everything from Old English to contemporary writing from all over the English-speaking world.
