New PDF release: Magill's survey of world literature

By Steven G. Kellman

This identify is a distinct blend of biography and significant research, masking significant writers from outdoor the USA and their major works in fiction, drama, poetry, and nonfiction. A spouse to the award-winning Magill's Survey of yank Literature, this finished, six-volume set bargains profiles of significant authors of fiction, drama, poetry, and essays, every one with sections on biography, basic research, and research of the author's most vital works - novels, brief tales, poems, and works of nonfiction. The thoroughly made over variation updates those unique essays and provides many new ones, protecting 380 writers on the middle of literary studies.Scope and insurance: For this version, 87 new authors were additional to the 293 already profiled. those new writers span either the globe, representing forty five diversified international locations, and time, from the sixth century B.C.E. to the twenty first century. This re-creation good points extra girls writers and authors of kid's and younger grownup literature. one of the new authors profiled during this set are such recognized authors as Roald Dahl, Anne Frank, Soren Kierkegaard, Primo Levi, A.A. Milne, and Friedrich Nietzsche. additionally incorporated are modern authors similar to Douglas Adams, Helen Fielding, Nick Hornby, Ian McEwan, and J.K. Rowling. The literary scope of this reference paintings is remarkable.All the unique essays have been reevaluated for his or her foreign money, and got significant revision, in lots of instances by way of the unique contributor. The 'Biography,' 'Analysis,' and 'Summary' sections have been up to date to incorporate fresh advancements: new titles or awards, adjustments in place of dwelling or employment, and adjustments in serious and well known reception. For those essays, a number of sections on particular works (novels, poems, brief tales) have been further. For all essays, the bibliographies - lists of the author's works and assets for extra session - have been revised to supply readers with the newest information.A new function for this version is a sidebar in every one essay referred to as 'Discussion Topics'. those provocative questions will advised lecture room debates at the writer's physique of labor, particular works, or lifestyles because it pertains to his or her literature. geared toward scholars, academics, and individuals of studying teams, they are often used as paper subject matters or dialog points.In addition, phonetic pronunciation is now supplied for a profiled author's foreign-language or strange final identify upon its first point out by and large textual content - for instance, Aeschylus (EHS-kuh-luhs). A Pronunciation Key seems before everything of all six volumes.Special positive aspects: 5 reference good points are available on the finish of quantity 6. the 1st is the thesaurus, which defines the most important literary phrases. there's additionally a class record which teams authors via style, gender and identification. subsequent comes a Geographical checklist, which teams the authors through kingdom. the writer Index lists all authors lined within the set besides their works. eventually, the identify Index lists all works lined within the set. At a look: This identify comprises 6 volumes; 3,000 pages; and 380 essays with 87 new. it's illustrated and comprises dialogue issues; pronunciation for authors with overseas or strange final names; word list; type checklist; geographical record; writer index; and identify index.