Encyclopedia of British Writers, 16th, 17th, and 18th CenturiesPresents 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. |
Contents
A | 1 |
B | 15 |
C | 63 |
D | 103 |
E | 133 |
F | 147 |
G | 165 |
H | 183 |
Introduction | vii |
Authors Timeline | xi |
A | 1 |
B | 9 |
C | 47 |
D | 75 |
E | 91 |
F | 95 |
J | 219 |
K | 227 |
L | 235 |
M | 253 |
N | 291 |
O | 299 |
P | 305 |
Q | 325 |
R | 327 |
S | 345 |
T | 387 |
U | 403 |
V | 407 |
W | 411 |
Selected Bibliography | 439 |
Index | 455 |
Contents | iii |
Preface | v |
G | 107 |
H | 125 |
I | 141 |
J | 143 |
K | 151 |
L | 155 |
M | 161 |
N | 179 |
O | 181 |
P | 185 |
R | 201 |
S | 219 |
T | 245 |
V | 255 |
W | 261 |
Y | 275 |
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Common terms and phrases
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