Guide to Twentieth Century Literature in English

<p>First published in 1983 <i>A Guide to Twentieth Century Literature in English</i> is a detailed and comprehensive guide containing over 500 entries on individual writers from countries including Africa Australia Canada the Caribbean India Ireland New Zealand Pakistan Sri Lanka and the UK. </p><p>The book contains substantial articles relating to major novelists poets and dramatists of the age as well as a wealth of information on the work of lesser-known writers and the part they have played in cultural history. It focuses in detail on the character and quality of the literature itself highlighting what is distinctive in the work of the writers being discussed and providing key biographical and contextual details. </p><p>A Guide to Twentieth Century Literature in English is ideal for those with an interest in the twentieth century literary scene and the history of literature more broadly. </p>