The Oxford Companion to English Literature - Margaret Drabble
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 The Oxford Companion to English Literature - Margaret Drabble
Newest Review: ... for example that Arthur Conan Doyle qualified as a doctor and practised in Southsea from 1882-90. There is a series of ... more  ... two-page articles on certain literary genres interspersed throughout the book, easily found as they are in alphabetical order. Black British Literature, which is mainly autobiographical, is traced from the late eighteenth century until the present. In the overview of Children's Literature it probably comes as a surprise that there was no fiction until the mid-eighteenth century. This section takes us up to Narnia and Watership Down and laments the fact that late twentieth century children's fiction tended to centre ar...more |
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The Oxford Companion to English Literature - Margaret Drabble: Understanding our Literary Heritage (978 words)
by - written on 29/11/06 (Very useful, 142 readings)
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Originally published in 1932, this definitive guide to English Literature edited by Margaret Drabble has been updated on several occasions. The main focus of the alphabetical listing is writers and their major works. Writers of course include authors, playwrights and poets. Shakespeare is afforded two and a half pages, which must be one of the longest entries. (Milton's is comparable.) Within the entry for any writer, an asterisk next to the title of a work or the name of another writer indicates a separate entry where more detail can be found. So, if you want to read about one particular Shakespeare play, look under its title rather than under ... Read the complete review
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