THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE HANDBOOK by Gary E. Day (Editor), Bridget Keegan (Editor) ( 9780826495235 )

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Title:

THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE HANDBOOK

By:

Gary E. Day (Editor), Bridget Keegan (Editor)

Format:

Paperback

List price:	£29.99
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ISBN 10:

0826495230

ISBN 13:

9780826495235

Publisher:

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

Pub. date:

7 September, 2009

Series:

Literature and Culture Handbooks

Pages:

256

Description:

Presents an introduction to literature and culture in the eighteenth century. This book includes introductions to authors, texts and contexts; guides to key critics, concepts and topics; and, an overview of major critical approaches, and changes in the canon and directions of research.

Synopsis:

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.

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Imprint:

Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

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Returnable

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