The New York Public Library Literature Companion
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (626 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0684868903 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 784 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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uotations" and "Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia." Edward Abbey to Stefan Zweig, the first 262 page section covers "Authors" - of the entire world; a follow-up section of 57 pages covers "Other Influential Figures," from Joseph Addison to Wm. H. Wright; the short sections on "Authors' Awards" and "Sources in Literary Biography" to "Works of Literature," - from "Aaron's Rod" to "Zuckerman Unbound" - will have you delving into the construction of this tome and its endless answers to questions you must know but haven't thought to ask yet. This wonderful reference book fills a need in your personal reference library, and it equals in importance the ownership of "Bartlett's Familiar Q. "The Best Single Volume Reference Literary Text There Is" according to Martin Asiner. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY LITERATURE COMPANION is one of those texts that ought to lie prominently on the shelf of anyone who dares to call himself book smart. The list of potential readers is daunting: bibliophiles, poets, novelists, essayists, English literature majors, and even quiz show contestant wannabes. In its 700 plus pages lies a wealth of erudition not found in any other single volume. Editor Anne Skillion has divided the COMPANION into three broad categories:1) Creators--which includes biographical sketches of the major figures of Western literary history.2) Works--which covers in surprising detail the output mentio. AN OUTSTANDING SOURCE OF LITERARY INFORMATION First of all, I need to say that you won't find absolutely everything here, so don't expect to. Neither will you find deep philosophical discussions exploring the multiple levels of an author's intent. I say this only because in some reviews of other reference books in the New York Public Library collection, some reviewers have complained that some favorite item of theirs was not included. To summarize this paragraph, there's a lot here for most people, but not everything for everyone.What you will find are a great number of literary references broken down into a little over a dozen general categories. For instance, under "Author
Pick up "The New York Public Library Literature Companion to check the dates of Marcel Proust's "Remembrance of Things Past or to find out how James Joyce's "Ulysses changed U.S. Designed to satisfy the curious browser as well as the serious researcher, this exciting new resource offers the most up-to-date information on literature available in English from around the world, from the invention of writing to the age of the computer. Look into "Works of Literature" to discover the significance of "Beowulf, The Fountainhead, Doctor Zhivago, and nearly 1,000 other titles. Check the "Dictionary of Literature" to find out what the critics and theorists are talking about. From Aristophanes t
Lib., MI Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. Within its classified arrangement, entries are provided for authors, critics, literary characters, and works from all times and places, mostly Western. Though its dedication to nonjudgmental statements of fact may leave one wishing for more idiosyncrasy, the book is very well done and belongs in every library's literary reference collection. No other modern literary companion comes close to matching this book's remarkable breadth. . There are also many lists: book awards, literary reference books, a chronology of world literature, great books lists, a dictionary, literary web sites, and more. Peter Dollard, Alma Coll. Sidebars are used to highlight such miscellany as famous opening lines ("Call me Ishmael"), last lines, writers portrayed in fiction, and famous rejection letters. From Library Journal As one might expect of a companion, this is a book you can open at random and see what you find. Ed