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British Writers

British Writers( )
Author: Parini, Jay
Editor: Gale Editors,
Series title:British Writers Ser.
ISBN:978-0-684-32500-2
Publication Date:Sep 2014
Publisher:Cengage Gale
Imprint:Charles Scribner's Sons
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $380.60
Book Description:

This collection of critical essays covers hundreds of writers who have made significant contributions to British, Irish, and Commonwealth literature from the 14th century to the present day. The contributors analyze many individual works and engage the reader withtheir distinctive themes and stylistic approach. An introductory essay by editor-in-chief Jay Parini opens each volume and provides historical context.

Book Details
Pages:534
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Literary Criticism / General
Biography & Autobiography / Literary Figures
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):21.59 x 27.94 x 3.81 cm
Book Weight:0.057 Kilograms
Author Biography
Parini, Jay (Author)
Jay Parini was born in Pittston, Pennsylvania in 1948. In 1970 he graduated from Lafayette College and he received a doctorate from the University of St. Andrews in 1975. Before becoming a professor of Engliah and Creative Writing at Vermont's Middlebury College in 1982, Parini taught at Dartmouth College.

Parini writes poetry, novels, biographies, and criticism, and he has published numerous reviews and essays in major journals and newspapers. He co-founded the New England Review in 1976. In 1995, he was appointed literary executor for author Gore Vidal. A film version of The Last Station, his 1990 novel, was released in 2009.

Parini's novel, One Matchless Time: A Life of William Faulkner, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2015.

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