British & Children's Literature

Provides comprehensive coverage of literature from the Abbey Theatre to Israel Zangwill, covering the entire history of literature in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in the major literary languages (Anglo-Saxon, English, Welsh, Scots, Irish, and Latin).

 

Also includes information on individual authors (eg Spenser, Pope, Austen) and detailed histories of particular themes, movements, genres, and institutions, whose impact upon the writing or the reading of literature was significant.

 

Note: To access Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature you will need to login with your library card number.

This encyclopedia comprehensively documents and interprets the books read by children throughout the world. Includes feature essays on all genres of children's literature, individual works, and prominent trends and themes as well as general essays on the traditions of children's literature in many countries throughout the world.

 

Note: To access Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature you will need to login with your library card number.

 

 

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