The Reader's Encyclopedia: A Comprehensively Revised and Updated Edition of the Classic Guide to World Literature (Reference S.) - Hardcover

William Rose Benet

 
9780713649857: The Reader's Encyclopedia: A Comprehensively Revised and Updated Edition of the Classic Guide to World Literature (Reference S.)

Synopsis

A revised one-volume encyclopedia with over 10,000 informative entries, covering biographies of poets, playwrights, novelists and essayists from Aristophanes, to Toni Morrison, from Chuang Tzu to Gabriel Garcia Marquez. There are plot summaries, sketches of principal characters, myths, legends and folklore, biographies of artists, musicians and historical personages, as well as accounts of significant schools and movements in literature, and recipients of major literary awards.

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