Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography (8 Volumes)

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ISBN 10: 0810379805 / ISBN 13: 9780810379800

Published by Gale Research, 1992

About this Item

Gale Research, 1992. 1st Edition . Very Good/No Jacket. Complete set of eight quarto-sized volumes. Volume 2 is mild ex-library, with stamp to top edge of ffe, half-title, and verso of title-page. All books in VG condition in the original green cloth, with some wear and rubbing. A very heavy set which will incur considerable extra overseas postage; please enquire for rates.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography (8 Volumes)
• Publisher: Gale Research
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810379805
• ISBN 13: 9780810379800
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography, Dictionary

About this title

Synopsis

Designed to meet the budgetary and space limitations of smaller academic, high school and public libraries, this illustrated 8-vol. set provides thorough coverage of major British literary figures of all eras. The convenient chronological arrangement makes it easy to zero in on a particular period in British literary history. Each volume covers 20-30 writers from all genres who were active during a single historical period.

The volumes include:

• Writers of the Middle Ages and Renaissance Before 1660
• Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century, 1660-1789
• Writers of the Romantic Period, 1789-1832
• Victorian Writers, 1832-1890
• Late Victorian and Edwardian Writers, 1890-1914
• Modern Writers, 1914-1945
• Writers After World War II, 1945-1960
• Contemporary Writers, 1960-Present

About the Author

Matthew J. Bruccoli is Jefferies Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. He has written or edited thirty volumes on F. Scott Fitzgerald, including the standard biography, "Some Sort of Epic Grandeur".