Product Description

A revised one-volume encyclopedia with over 10,000 informative entries, covering biographies of poets, playwrights, novelists and essayists from Aristophanes, to Toni Morrison, from Chuang Tzu to Gabriel Garcia Marquez. There are plot summaries, sketches of principal characters, myths, legends and folklore, biographies of artists, musicians and historical personages, as well as accounts of significant schools and movements in literature, and recipients of major literary awards.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #390259 in Books
• Published on: 1998-09-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1155 pages

Customer Reviews

Indispensable one-volume literary reference
The Reader's Encyclopedia is the one reference work, after my dictionary, that I keep on my desk and use at least once a day. I have had to replace one copy already, having worn it out! Information on an astonishing number of topics at your fingertips in one reference work, clearly cross-referenced, and each entry defined in plain English. It is a superb resource and I recommend it without reservation to anyone interested in the rich literary heritage of the English language.

A First Class Reference Work
I simply cannot improve on the review by "A Customer" and fully endorse his comments. My only regret is that it took me so long to find the book.