Description
| Product ID: | 9780198819950 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Oxford Companions |
| Title: | The Oxford Companion to the Brontes |
| Subtitle: | Anniversary edition |
| Authors: | Author: Christine Alexander, Margaret Smith |
| Page Count: | 640 |
| Subjects: | Biography: writers, Biography: literary, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 , Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, English |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This Companion brings together a wealth of information about the perennially fascinating lives and writings of the Brontë sisters. In addition, wide-ranging articles enable the reader to see them in their literary and social context, and to trace their enduring influence on the work of other writers. This special edition of The Oxford Companion to the Brontës commemorates the bicentenary of Emily Brontë''s birth in July 1818 and provides comprehensive and detailed information about the lives, works, and reputations of the Brontës - the three sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, their father, and their brother Branwell.Expanded entries surveying the Brontës'' lives and works are supplemented by entries on friends and acquaintances, pets, literary and political heroes; on the places they knew and the places they imagined; on their letters, drawings and paintings; on historical events such as Chartism, the Peterloo Massacre, and the Ashantee Wars; on exploration, slavery, and religion. Selected entries on the characters and places in the Brontë juvenilia provide a glimpse into their early imaginative worlds, and entries on film, ballet, and musicals indicate the extent to which their works have inspired others. A new foreword to the text has been also penned by Claire Harman, award-winning writer and literary critic, and recent biographer of Charlotte Brontë.This is a unique and authoritative reference book for the research student and the general reader. The A-Z format, extensive cross-referencing, classified contents, chronologies, illustrations, and maps, both facilitate quick reference and encourage further exploration. This Companion is not only invaluable for quick searches, but a delight to browse, and an inspiration to further reading. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-04-19 |
