The Bloomsbury dictionary of English literature ([Rev. ed.])

This revised and updated edition covers English literature, from Chaucerian poetry to the novels of Martin Amis, and contains entries for works, authors, journals and literary movements.The detailed entries, listed A to Z, allow the user to follow lines of interest and investigate the smallest topic, placing it within an historical and social context.

The text is cross-referenced and the bibliographical references are thoroughly checked and updated.