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The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature is a ground-breaking collection of reference works covering key literary genres, periods, and
sub-disciplines. We are pleased to announce here the first three of these titles, publishing at the end of 2010.
The Encyclopedia of the Novel The Blackwell Encyclopedia of
General Editor: PETER MELVILLE LOGAN Literary and Cultural Theory
Temple University General Editor: MICHAEL RYAN
Associate Editors: Olakunle George, Susan Hegeman, Temple University
and Efraín Kristal
Brown University; University of Central Florida; Volume Editors: Gregory Castle, Robert Eaglestone,
University of California, Los Angeles and M. Keith Booker
Arizona State University; Royal Holloway, University of London; University of Arkansas
This unique project provides an advanced reference resource for the novel and novel theory, offering authoritative
accounts of the history, terminology, genre, and theory of the novel. Entries explore the history and tradition of The first comprehensive multi-volume resource of literary and cultural theory, this Encyclopedia provides informative
the novel in different areas of the world; formal elements of the novel; technical aspects of the genre; subgenres; and accessible entries on the important concepts, theorists, and trends in post-1900 literary and cultural theory,
theoretical problems; book history; and the relationship of the novel to other arts and disciplines. making it an invaluable reference work for students, teachers, and researchers across a range of disciplines.
Key Features: Key Features
• Accessibly written with clear, concise entries on all aspects of the novel and novel theory • Comprises over 300 entries ranging from 1,000 to 7 ,000 words
• Comprises over 150 entries ranging from 500 to 7 ,000 words • Arranged in 3 volumes covering Literary Theory from 1900 to 1966, Literary Theory from 1966 to the Present,
• Arranged in A-Z format across 2 fully-indexed and meticulously cross-referenced volumes and Cultural Theory
• Written by an international cast of leading scholars overseen by an advisory board of 37 specialists in the field • Provides lucid explanations of complex terms and theoretical concepts
• Summarises the work and ideas of key figures such as Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Judith Butler,
978-1-4051-6184-8 • 2 Volumes • 1216 pages • December 2010 Slavoj Žižek, and many more
978-1-4051-8312-3 • 3 Volumes • 1824 pages • December 2010
The Encyclopedia of
Twentieth-Century Fiction
General Editor: BRIAN W. SHAFFER
Rhodes College
The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature
Volume Editors: Patrick O’Donnell, David W. Madden, online amalgamates all these titles in one definitive
Justus Nieland, and John Clement Ball
Michigan State University; California State University, Sacramento; resource, offering students:
Michigan State University; University of New Brunswick
The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction is the most comprehensive and authoritative reference guide to
• 24/7 instant access to all entries
twentieth-century fiction in the English language. Entries cover major writers and their works; the genres and
sub-genres of fiction; and the major movements, debates, and rubrics within the field. This is an indispensable • Powerful searching, browsing, and
resource for anyone reading, teaching, or researching modern and contemporary literature.
cross-referencing capabilities
Key Features
• Comprises over 500 entries ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 words
• Arranged into 3 volumes covering British and Irish Fiction, American Fiction, and World Fiction
• Featured writers include Saul Bellow, William Faulkner, Toni Morrison, J.D.Salinger, John Steinbeck, Virginia Woolf,
For more information on these titles, including lists
Samuel Beckett, D.H. Lawrence, and Zadie Smith of contributors and Associate Editors, please visit:
• Provides authoritative and accessible entries from leading, international scholars
978-1-4051-9244-6 • 3 Volumes • 1824 pages • December 2010 www.literatureencyclopedia.com
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