The Land and Literature of England: A Historical Account Contributor(s): Adams, Robert M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393303438 ISBN-13: 9780393303438 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - History | Military - General |
Dewey: 820 |
LCCN: 00000000 |
Lexile Measure: 1270 |
Series: Historical Account |
Physical Information: 1.73" H x 5.51" W x 8.21" (1.63 lbs) 644 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A companion to British literature explores the political, social, intellectual, and cultural history and background of English poetry, fiction, prose, and drama and analyzes the changing conditions of literary activity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Adams, Robert M.: - Robert M. Adams was Professor of English (Emeritus) at the University of California at Los Angeles. He was the author of many books, including Ikon: John Milton and the Modern Critics; Strains of Discord; Proteus, His Lies, His Truth: Discussion of Literary Translation; The Land and Literature of England; and Shakespeare--The Four Romances. In addition to the Norton Critical Edition of Utopia (he was translator and editor of the First and Second Editions), Professor Adams was editor of five other Norton Critical Editions, including The Prince by Machiavelli, Candide by Voltaire, and The Praise of Folly and Other Writings by Erasmus, the texts of which he also translated. He was a founding editor of The Norton Anthology of English Literature. |