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"Beautifully organized, replete with valuable information, and small enough to be easily handled, this inexpensive paperback volume is an ideal reference book."--Charlotte Lindgren, American Reference Books Annual
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Brilliant aid to academic study,
This review is from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (Oxford Paperback Reference) (Paperback)
Used this book alongside my degree in English Literature - probably the book I got the most use out of, really handy and quick to use, great for finding out more about an author. Descriptions were to the point and factual.
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The perfect pocket reference to literature,
By Laura Haggarty - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (Oxford Paperback Reference) (Paperback)
This book fills a niche, and does so perfectly. I wanted a reference work for literature, but I didn't want to pay $50 for one. This book gives short, concise blurbs, which is often all one needs. It is organized well and is inclusive enough for the average household. Not a book for specialists, but excellent for the layperson and student.
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handy English literature reference,
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This review is from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (Oxford Paperback Reference) (Paperback)
This is a compact version of the 6th edition of the Oxford Companion to English Literature. The emphasis is naturally on British literature (John Galt is not listed as a character in Atlas Shrugged, but as a Scottish novelist). There is coverage of writers from the United States, Canada, Africa, the Caribbean, and India. Among the entries are: - short biographies of novelists, dramatists and poets, and also a few philosophers (Swedenborg), historians, scholars, critics, biographers, travel writers, and journalists - plot summaries and descriptions of poems Other notable entries: - literary and intellectual movements, genres, and critical theory - figures in Irish mythology - gay and lesbian literature - literary societies, libraries, publishers, and even coffee houses Certain topics get a two-page treatment. (Black British literature, science fiction, structuralism and post-structuralism, ghost stories, post-colonial literature, romantic fiction, spy fiction, etc.) There's no editorializing. They "describe and characterize rather than judge." 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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English Major must have,
By Jonnie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (Oxford Paperback Reference) (Paperback)
I ordered the Oxford companion to help me study for my comprehensive exams. Even though I didn't use it much for that purpose, I think that it is a must have for anyone planning to major in English in college. The text is in dictionary format; many terms/concepts you find will come up in any college lit course. It is a great purchase and probably much cheaper than what you will find in a University bookstore.
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