The Eighteenth-century Literature Handbook

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. Written in clear language by leading academics, they provide an indispensable introduction to key topics, including: . Introduction to authors, texts, historical and cultural 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 critical texts . Annotated bibliography (including websites), timeline, glossary of critical terms. The Eighteenth-Century Literature Handbook is an invaluable introduction to literature and culture in the eighteenth century.>

Product details

• Authors: Gary Day, Bridget Keegan
• Assisted by: Gary Day (Editor), Bridget Keegan (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.09.2009
• EAN: 9780826495235
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-9523-5
• No. of pages: 274
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Literature and Culture Handbooks; Literature and Culture Handboo; Literature and Culture Handbooks; Literature and Culture Handboo
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries