English: Language and Literatures: Background & Biography

American National Biography is the first new comprehensive biographical dicionary focused on American history to be published in seventy years. Produced under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies, the ANB contains over 17,500 profiles on historical figures written by anexpert in the field and completed with a bibliography. The scope of the work is enormous--from the earlest recorded European explorations to the very recent past.

This work describes the lives and work of female literary figures.

Information about the historical background of over 300 often-studied literary works from around the world.

This A-Z, cross-referenced and illustrated title provides a unique overview of the critical period that spans the early national era through the Civil War, and which witnessed the birth of a truly American literature.

This A-Z, cross-referenced and illustrated title provides a unique overview of the period following the Civil War through the emergence of the United States as a world power at the end of World War I.

This book gives an overview of what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the 1980s.

Lists hundreds of places in Britain and Ireland and details their connections with the lives of famous writers.

A digest of the printed record of English literature 1474-2000, enabling users to view a generous sampling of printed publications in time and in relation to other works published in the same year, or in a sequence of years.

Outlines America's literary past--from major publications to lesser-known gems--while also identifying larger trends along the literary timeline.

Alphabetized by the characters' names, entries not only identify the novel in which each appears, bur also offer a brief summary of what the character did of consequence in the work.

Explains and illustrates common literary symbols. The Dictionary concentrates on English literature, but its entries range widely from the Bible and classical authors to the 20th century, taking in American and European literatures.

Here in one volume you can track down the stories behind the names and sayings you meet, whether in classic literature or today's news. This authoritative dictionary draws on Oxford's unrivalled bank of reference and language online resources to cover classical and other mythologies, history, religion, folk customs, superstitions, science and technology, philosophy, and popular culture.

This volume is a comprehensive resource explaining the meanings and origins of allusions from the bible and classical mythology, including Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic and Egyptian.