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Cassell's encyclopaedia of world literature /

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London, Cassell, 1973.Edition: 2nd. revised and enlarged ed; general editor J. Buchanan-BrownDescription: 3 v. 24 cmISBN:
  • 0304290947 (set)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 803
LOC classification:
  • PN41 .C3 1973b
Contents:
v. 1. Histories and general articles.--v. 2. Biographies A-K.--v. 3. Biographies L-Z.
Summary: Volume 1 contains the histories of individual literatures, definitions of literary terms, descriptions of literary genres, accounts of schools and movements, of themes that have inspired writers and of topics of general literary interest. Volumes two and three contain the biographical information including an assessment of the individual writer's contribution to literature.
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Reference Reference Matheson Library Reference Collection R 803 C344 v.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 144562
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Originally published in 1953 under title: Cassell's encyclopaedia of literature, edited by S. H. Steinberg.

v. 1. Histories and general articles.--v. 2. Biographies A-K.--v. 3. Biographies L-Z.

Volume 1 contains the histories of individual literatures, definitions of literary terms, descriptions of literary genres, accounts of schools and movements, of themes that have inspired writers and of topics of general literary interest. Volumes two and three contain the biographical information including an assessment of the individual writer's contribution to literature.

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