Encyclopedia of Literature and Criticism (Routledge Companion Encyclopedias) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415020654 ISBN 13: 9780415020657

Publisher: Routledge, 1990

Synopsis

This Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive guide yet both to the nature and content of literature, and to literary criticism. In ninety essays by leading international critics and scholars, the volume covers both traditional topics such as literature and history, poetry, drama and the novel, and also newer topics such as the production and reception of literature. Current critical ideas are clearly and provocatively discussed, while the volume's arrangement reflects in a dynamic way the rich diversity of contemporary thinking about literature.
Each essay seeks to provide the reader with a clear sense of the full significance of its subject as well as guidance on further reading.
An essential work of reference, The Encyclopedia of Literature and Criticism is a stimulating guide to the central preoccupations of contemporary critical thinking about literature.
Special Features
* Clearly written by scholars and critics of international standing for readers at all levels in many disciplines
* In-depth essays covering all aspects, traditional and new, of literary studies past and present
* Useful cross-references within the text, with full bibliographical references and suggestions for further reading
* Single index of authors, terms, topics

About this title

About the Author

Martin Coyle, Peter Garside, Malcolm Kelsall, John Peck

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415020654
• ISBN 13: 9780415020657
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1320
• Editor: Coyle Martin, Garside Peter, Kelsall Malcolm, Peck John