Description
Named as an Outstanding Academic Book of 1997 by CHOICE
About the Author
Jenny Stringer is a freelance writer, and co-editor of The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. John Sutherland is Lord Northcliffe Professor of English Literature at the University of London.
Reviews
There is plenty of information to be discovered here, conveniently and relatively cheaply assembled. * Times Literary Supplement *
vigorously comprehensive work * Ian Hamilton, The Sunday Telegraph *
a display of riches ... The miracle is, since this volume extends its explorations across the seven seas and both sides of the Atlantic, what a treasure house has been assembled and displayed with such glittering clarity. * Michael Foot, Evening Standard *
a unique reference book on English-language writers and writing throughout the present century ... it is the most comprehensive single-volume guide to modern (and postmodern) literature yet to be published * Books Magazine *
The entries are exhaustive, and well presented. A valuable reference ... or those who enjoy twentieth century literature, and cetainly significant historically, if only to help future ages identify just what the late twentieth century thought important in the literary world. * Sean A. Finnegan, Contemporary Review *
This is what the Editor's foreword says about the book: 'The Companion is essentially a collaborative work, a series of mini-biographies and essays combining the imaginative insights and scholarship of a dedicated group of co-authors.' Well, that says it all, really. It's hard to know quite how to review a book like this. I can say that in reading this, you will almost certainly find what you seek, and waste an hour or more looking at fascinating irrelevancies. The entries are exhaustive, and well presented. A valuable reference, certainly, for those who enjoy twentieth century literature, and certainly significant historically, if only to help future ages identify just what the late twentieth century thought important in the literary world. * Sean A. Finnegan, Contemporary Review, No. 1573 (Vol. 270), February 1997 *
Awards
Winner of Named as an Outstanding Academic Book of 1997 by CHOICE.
Book Information
ISBN 9780192122711
Author Jenny Stringer
Format Hardback
Page Count 772
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 243mm * 165mm * 49mm