This second 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 end of the twentieth century. 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 Jeanette Winterson, Roddy Doyle and Irvine Welsh.

This second 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 end of the twentieth century.

About the Author
Ronald Carter (Author)
Ronald Carter is Emeritus Professor of Modern English Language at the University of Nottingham.

John McRae (Author)
John McRae is Professor of English at the University of Nottingham.




Book Information
ISBN 9780141985169
Author Ronald Carter
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 424g
Dimensions(mm) 233mm * 155mm * 16mm