Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia 5e
Title | Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia 5e PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Murphy |
Publisher | Collins Reference |
Total Pages | 1232 |
Release | 2008-12-02 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 9780060890162 |
Long recognized as the supreme reference on world literature, Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia is the single-most complete one-volume encyclopedia available for those with a serious interest in the subject. More than 10,000 entries explore all aspects of literature from around the world: biographies of poets and playwrights, novelists and belletrists; plot synopses and character sketches from important works; historical data on literary schools, movements, terms, and awards; myths and legends; and more. Completely revised and updated, the fifth edition continues to expand on the diversity of today's canon, with greater attention to traditions from around the globe. In particular, this edition brings new focus to the changing landscape of world religion and culture, as well as to accurate reflection of contemporary reexaminations and interpretations, such as those of the Ottomans, Olmecs, and Umayyads. For more than sixty years, William Rose Benét and the editors who succeeded him have upheld the level of quality that distinguished the original Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia. Like its predecessors, this new edition will teach and delight, illuminate and expound, and enrich the pleasure of reading in countless ways.
Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia
Title | Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | William Rose Benét |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1948 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia
Title | Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Murphy |
Publisher | Collins Reference |
Total Pages | 1144 |
Release | 1996-08-30 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 9780062701107 |
Features over 10,000 entries comprising biographies, plot summaries, original and familiar titles, character sketches, historical literary personages, movements, and literary terms
Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia
Title | Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | William Rose Benét |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1091 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780889028708 |
The classic and only encyclopedia of world literaturein a single volume including poets, playwrights, novelists and belletrists, synopses, historical data, major characters in literature, myths and legends, literary terms, artistic movements, and prize winners.
Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature
Title | Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature PDF eBook |
Author | George B. Perkins |
Publisher | New York : HarperCollins Publishers |
Total Pages | 1194 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN |
Portions of this book appeared in a somewhat modified form in The Reader's encyclopedia of American literature (T.Y. Crowell, 1962) and in Benet's reader's encyclopedia, 3d ed. (Harper and Row, 1987). Some 1,500 entries are new; those that are not new have been revised and updated. The scope is American literature from the period of European exploration to the 1990s, with emphasis on the US but including extensive coverage of Canada and Latin America. Entries include writers and writings, literary groups and movements, newspapers and other periodicals, and literary terms; also within the alphabetical arrangement are broad historical and topical essays. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia
Title | Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Murphy |
Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
Total Pages | 1108 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Short biographies of poets and playwrights and novelists, plot synopes and character sketches from important works ; literary movements, terms and awards.
Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia
Title | Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1091 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780713629729 |