Encyclopedia of British Humorists
Title | Encyclopedia of British Humorists PDF eBook |
Author | Steven H. Gale |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | 690 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | English wit and humor |
ISBN | 9780824059903 |
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Encyclopedia of British Humorists: L-W
Title | Encyclopedia of British Humorists: L-W PDF eBook |
Author | Steven H. Gale |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1307 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | English wit and humor |
ISBN |
Encyclopedia of British Humorists: L-W
Title | Encyclopedia of British Humorists: L-W PDF eBook |
Author | Steven H. Gale |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1307 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | English wit and humor |
ISBN |
Encyclopedia of British Writers, 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries
Title | Encyclopedia of British Writers, 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries PDF eBook |
Author | Book Builders LLC. |
Publisher | Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | 817 |
Release | 2014-05-14 |
Genre | Authors, English |
ISBN | 1438108699 |
Presents a two-volume A to Z reference on English authors from the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, providing information about major figures, key schools and genres, biographical information, author publications and some critical analyses.
Encyclopedia of American Humorists
Title | Encyclopedia of American Humorists PDF eBook |
Author | Steven H. Gale |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 1324 |
Release | 2016-04-14 |
Genre | Humor |
ISBN | 1317362268 |
First published in 1988, this book contains entries on famous American Humorists. Humor has been present in American literature, from the beginning, and has developed characteristics that reflect the American character, both regional and national. Although American literature was, in the past, treated as inferior to British literature, there has always been a large popular audience for the genre, which this book shows. The figures with entries in this encyclopedia not only amuse in their writing, but also aim to enlighten- setting out to expose the foibles and foolishness of society and the individuals who compose it. It is the manner in which these authors try to accomplish this end that determines whether they appear in the volume. Indeed, the book will demonstrate that the best humor has at its base, a ready understanding of human nature.
Encyclopedia of Life Writing
Title | Encyclopedia of Life Writing PDF eBook |
Author | Margaretta Jolly |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 1141 |
Release | 2013-12-04 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1136787445 |
First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Encyclopedia of the Essay
Title | Encyclopedia of the Essay PDF eBook |
Author | Tracy Chevalier |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 1032 |
Release | 2012-10-12 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1135314101 |
This groundbreaking new source of international scope defines the essay as nonfictional prose texts of between one and 50 pages in length. The more than 500 entries by 275 contributors include entries on nationalities, various categories of essays such as generic (such as sermons, aphorisms), individual major works, notable writers, and periodicals that created a market for essays, and particularly famous or significant essays. The preface details the historical development of the essay, and the alphabetically arranged entries usually include biographical sketch, nationality, era, selected writings list, additional readings, and anthologies