Alan Hager “Encyclopedia of British Writers: 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries"
Facts on File | 2005-03-30 | ISBN: 0816051321 | 782 pages | PDF | 3 Mb
Facts on File | 2005-03-30 | ISBN: 0816051321 | 782 pages | PDF | 3 Mb
Editorial Review
From School Library Journal
Grade 9 Up–Writers "from Christopher Marlowe to John Donne" and of numerous genres are covered: dramatists, novelists, nonfiction authors, poets, historians, publishers, translators, literary critics, and editors. The alphabetical entries are brief–typically a half page to two pages long. Those on individuals contain biographical information, works, and a short bibliography. Some brief examples of writings are given, and a number offer critical analyses. Occasional entries consider schools of writing. The set includes the obvious (Thomas More, John Dryden, Oliver Goldsmith, Jonathan Swift, John Milton), as well as a number of lesser-known and obscure authors. Readers may be surprised to find entries on Leonardo da Vinci and Elizabeth I. According to the preface, the editors included a "wide array of writers…for their contributions to and impact on world culture." Libraries with limited budgets may not need such a comprehensive work, but where patrons do extensive research on these periods, these encyclopedias will prove useful.
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