The Penguin guide to literature in English. Britain and Ireland

Par : Ronald Carter, John McRae
Formats :
  • Nombre de pages263
  • PrésentationBroché
  • Poids0.4 kg
  • Dimensions15,6 cm × 23,5 cm × 1,8 cm
  • ISBN0-582-46567-2
  • EAN9780582465671
  • Date de parution01/01/2004
  • ÉditeurLongman

Résumé

This fully revised edition of The Penguin Guide to Literature in English: Britain and Ireland provides an illustrated introduction to the work of the most important writers and their historical background from the year 600 to the present day. It covers the works of novelists, dramatists and poets from Chaucer to Shakespeare, Austen to Dickens, James Joyce to Seamus Heaney, right through to modern-day authors such as lain Banks, Roddy Doyle and Irvine Welsh.
Ronald Carter is Professor of Modern English Language at the University of Nottingham and is a specialist in literature and English language teaching. John McRae is Special Professor of Language in Literature Studies at the University of Nottingham and holds Visiting Professor posts in several countries.