The Oxford Anthology of English Literature : The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century (Oxford Anthology of English Literature) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195016149 ISBN 13: 9780195016147

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1973

Synopsis

The authors represented in this volume include Congreve (The Way of the World), Gay (The Beggar's Opera), Dryden (Absalom and Achitophel and MacFlecknoe), Swift, Pope, Boswell, and Samuel Johnson.

About this title

About the Author:

Martin Price is at Yale University.

Review:

"Excellent survey!"--Allen Michie, Coastal Carolina University

"Excellent...best in the field."--Richard Reynolds, University of Connecticut, Storrs

"Wonderfully comprehensive in its selections, helpful in its introductions. The illustrations add a special dimension for students. A book around which a solid course can be built."--John L. Mahoney, Boston College

"Judicious selections and insightful commentary help to make the restoration and eighteenth-century come alive to the modern student."--Leon Gguilhamet, City College, C.U.N.Y.

"Excellent...fills in a real gap in this field. The illustrations are well-chosen, selections good and the layout attractive....Would heartily recommend and plan to adopt."--Dr. T. Nelson-Humphries, Cumberland College

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0195016149
• ISBN 13: 9780195016147
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 848
• Editor: Price Martin