The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Literature in English

An A-Z work with concise entries on all aspects of literature in English.

An A-Z reference work with over 4,000 concise entries on all aspects of literature in English from the English-speaking world. Comprehensive in scope, it deals with the classics of English literature as well as the best of contemporary writing.Derived from the parent Guide to Literature in English, this volume offers in concise form over 4,000 entries on literature in English from cultures throughout the world. Writers and major works from the UK and the USA are represented, as are those from Canada, the Caribbean, Australia, India, and Africa. The coverage is broad - from the classics of English literature to the best of modern writing. Additionally, the Guide has a wealth of entries on literary movements, groups or schools in literature and criticism, literary magazines, genres and sub-genres, critical concepts, and rhetorical terms.