The Penguin Guide to Literature in English

Britain And Ireland

Ronald Carter, John McRae

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Penguin Books Ltd
01 December 2016

Literary studies: general; Literary companions; ELT literature & fiction readers

A helpful introduction to English and Irish Literature aimed at non-native speakers of English

This second edition of The Penguin Guide to Literature in English- Britain and Ireland provides an illustrated introduction to the work of the most important writers and their historical background from the year 600 to the end of the twentieth century. It covers the works of novelists, dramatists and poets from Chaucer to Shakespeare, Austen to Dickens, James Joyce to Seamus Heaney, right through to modern-day authors such as Jeanette Winterson, Roddy Doyle and Irvine Welsh.

By: Ronald Carter, John McRae
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9780141985169
ISBN 10: 014198516X
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 December 2016
Audience: ELT/ESL , General/trade , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ronald Carter (Author) Ronald Carter is Emeritus Professor of Modern English Language at the University of Nottingham. John McRae (Author) John McRae is Professor of English at the University of Nottingham.