The Oxford Concise Companion to English Literature (Birch Dinah)(Paperback)

The Oxford Concise Companion to English Literature (Birch Dinah)(Paperback)

Based on the bestselling Oxford Companion to English Literature, this is an indispensable, compact guide to all aspects of English literature. Over 5,500 new and revised alphabetical entries give unrivaled coverage of writers, works, historical context, literary theory, allusions, characters, and

The Oxford Companion to English Literature (Birch Dinah)(Pevná vazba)

The Oxford Companion to English Literature has long been established as the leading reference resource for students, teachers, scholars, and general readers of English literature. It provides unrivalled coverage of all aspects of English literature - from writers, their works, and the historical

Oxford Companion to the English Language (McArthur Tom)(Paperback)

The Oxford Companion to the English Language provides an authoritative single-volume source of information about the English language. It is intended both for reference and for browsing. The first edition of this landmark Companion, published in 1998, adopted a strong international perspective,

Studying Literature: The Essential Companion (Goring Paul)(Paperback)

Studying Literature: The Essential Companion is a unique guide for English undergraduates. It combines practical advice on study skills with key information on literary theories and theorists, offering invaluable support throughout any English degree. Key Features: A study skills guide combined

The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature (Godden Malcolm)(Paperback)

This Companion has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent scholarship and to provide a clear and accessible introduction for those encountering Old English literature for the first time. Including seventeen essays by distinguished scholars, this new edition provides a discussion of the

The Cambridge Companion to Lesbian Literature (Medd Jodie)(Paperback)

The Cambridge Companion to Lesbian Literature examines literary representations of lesbian sexuality, identities, and communities, from the medieval period to the present. In addition to providing a helpful orientation to key literary-historical periods, critical concepts, theoretical debates and

The Oxford Companion to Scottish History (Lynch Michael)(Paperback)

The Oxford Companion to Scottish History interprets history broadly, including archaeology, architecture, climate, culture, folk belief, geology, and the langauages of Scotland. It covers more than 20 centuries of history, including immigrants, migrants, and emigrants. It extends from Orkney and

Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (Hahn Daniel)(Paperback)

The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of children's books: the flowering of imaginative illustration and writing, the Harry Potter phenomenon, the rise of young adult and crossover fiction, and books that tackle extraordinarily difficult subjects. The

The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry (Hamilton Ian)(Paperback)

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics (Matthews P. H.)(Paperback)

The third edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics is an authoritative and invaluable reference source covering every aspect of the wide-ranging field of linguistics. In 3,250 entries this dictionary spans grammar, phonetics, semantics, languages (spoken and written), dialects, and

The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law (Shelton Dinah)(Paperback)

The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law provides a comprehensive and original overview of one of the fundamental topics within international law. It contains substantial new essays by more than forty leading experts in the field, giving students, scholars, and practitioners a complete

Short Oxf Hist Eng Lit 3e P (Sanders Andrew)(Paperback)

The Short Oxford History of English Literature provides a comprehensive and authoritative introductory guide to the literature of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day, including a full treatment of Irish, Scottish, and Welsh writing in English. The chapters are arranged

The Cambridge Companion to the Bible and Literature (Carmichael Calum)(Paperback)

This Companion volume offers a sweeping survey of the Bible as a work of literature and its impact on Western writing. Underscoring the sophistication of the biblical writers' thinking in diverse areas of thought, it demonstrates how the Bible relates to many types of knowledge and its immense

Japanese Literature: From Murasaki to Murakami (Marcus Marvin)(Paperback)

Japanese Literature: From Murasaki to Murakami provides a concise introduction to the literature of Japan that traces its origins in the seventh century and explores a literary legacy--and its cultural contexts--marked by the intersection of aristocratic elegance and warrior austerity. Coverage

The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary (McGregor R. S.)(Paperback)

The first new Hindi-English dictionary in over a century, The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary is the comprehensive reference to modern standardized language, both spoken and literary. This handy paperback dictionary is designed to meet the needs of the growing number of people now learning to speak

Oxford Essential Portuguese Dictionary (Oxford Languages)(Paperback)

The Oxford Essential Portuguese Dictionary is a compact Portuguese-English and English-Portuguese dictionary that offers up-to-date coverage of essential day-to-day vocabulary with over 40,000 words and phrases and 60,000 translations. This dictionary is easy to use and ideal for travel, work, or

A Brief History of English Literature (Peck John)(Paperback)

A lively introductory guide to English literature from Beowulf to the present day. The authors write in their characteristically lucid style and present the texts in relation to their social, political and cultural contexts. Clear and concise, the updated second edition now features a new final

An Introduction to Literary Studies (Klarer Mario)(Paperback)

In this classic beginner's guide to English literature, Mario Klarer offers a concise and accessible discussion of central issues in the study of literary texts, looking at: definitions of key terms such as literature and text the genres of fiction, poetry, drama, and film periods and

Tuttle Concise Indonesian Dictionary: Indonesian-English/English-Indonesian (Kramer A. L. N.)(Paperback)

This is the most up-to-date Indonesian Dictionary on the market Tuttle Concise Indonesian Dictionary has both Indonesian to English and English to Indonesian sections. Its compact size allows for easy transport without limiting the content. This Indonesian dictionary is perfect for Indonesian

Concise Oxford Thesaurus (Oxford Languages)(Pevná vazba)

The Concise Oxford Thesaurus provides coverage of over 300,000 synonyms and antonyms, making it the ideal reference tool to improve your writing style or find the word you need to solve that crossword or

The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar (Aarts Bas)(Paperback)

The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar is a straightforward and accessible A-Z guide of the diverse and often complex terminology of English grammar. It contains over 1,600 entries with clear and concise definitions, enhanced by numerous sample sentences, as well as relevant quotations from the

The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (Dobson Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare is the most comprehensive reference work available on Shakespeare's life, times, works, and his 400-year global legacy. In addition to the authoritative A-Z entries, it includes nearly 100 illustrations, a chronology, a guide to further reading, a thematic

Oxford Literature Companions: The War of the Worlds (Waines Julia)(Paperback / softback)

Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Butterfield Jeremy)(Paperback)

Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage is an invaluable reference work that offers the best advice on English usage. Known in previous editions as the 'Pocket Fowler', this third edition is a descendant of the original 1926 edition of A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry