The Eighteenth-Century Literature Handbook

Gary Day (Curatore)

Bridget Keegan (Curatore)

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2009

This book presents a comprehensive, accessible and lucid coverage of Eighteenth-Century English literature, major issues and key figures, edited and written by well-established academics in clear, jargon-free language. "The Eighteenth-Century Literature Handbook" is an invaluable introduction to literature and culture in the eighteenth century. It provides a one-stop resource for students with the essential information and guidance needed from the beginning of a course through to developing more advanced knowledge and skills. It includes: introductions to authors, texts and contexts; guides to key critics, concepts and topics; an overview of major critical approaches, changes in the canon and directions of current and future research; case studies in reading literary and theoretical and critical texts; and, annotated further reading (including websites), timeline, glossary of critical terms.Written in clear language by leading academics, it is an indispensable starting point for anyone beginning their study of eighteenth-century literature. "Literature and Culture Handbooks" are an innovative series of guides to major periods, topics and authors in British and American literature and culture. Designed to provide a comprehensive, one-stop resource for literature students, each handbook provides the essential information and guidance needed from the beginning of a course through to developing more advanced knowledge and skills.

• Curatore: Gary Day, Bridget Keegan
• Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Collana: Literature and Culture Handbooks
• Anno: 2009
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 274 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• EAN: 9780826495235

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