{"product_id":"9780470656044","title":"A Companion to British Literature, 4 Volume Set","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to British Literature, 4 Volume Set\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert DeMaria | Heesok Chang | Samantha Zacher\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to British Literature\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive guide to British literature and the contexts and ideas that have shaped and transformed it over the past thirteen centuries. Its four volumes cover literature from all periods and places in Britain and demonstrate the wide variety of approaches to studying the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an authoritative reference on British literature, and the contexts, writers, and ideas that have shaped and transformed it over the past thirteen centuries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpans historical, social, political, domestic, linguistic, institutional, and material contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers the most inclusive and far-reaching overview available of British literature from 700-2,000,across four volumes and over 100 chapters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by an internationally diverse range of expert contributors including both distinguished academics and up-and-coming young stars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprises readings from across geographical, cultural, institutional, economic and mediological contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a general index and a thematic table of contents to enable readers to navigate the development of British Literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Volumes: www.britishliteraturecompanion.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert DeMaria, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is the Henry Noble MacCracken Professor of English Literature at Vassar College, USA. He is the General Editor of the Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson, the editor of the \u003ci\u003eJohnsonian News Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author of \u003ci\u003eJohnson's Dictionary and the Language of Learning\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Samuel Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1993), and \u003ci\u003eSamuel Johnson and the Life of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e (1997). He is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eClassical Literature and Its Reception\u003c\/i\u003e (with Robert Brown, Blackwell, 2007) and \u003ci\u003eBritish Literature 1640-1789: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1996; 3rd edn, 2008).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeesok Chang\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English at Vassar College, USA. He is the author of the forthcoming Wiley Blackwell title \u003ci\u003eHandbook to British Modernism\u003c\/i\u003e, and is currently working on a book on literary modernism and media technologies. In addition, he is the author of articles on critical theory and literary modernism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamantha Zacher\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of English and Medieval Studies at Cornell University, USA,  where she teaches Old and Middle English Literature. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePreaching the Converted: The Style and Rhetoric of the Vercelli Book Homilies (\u003c\/i\u003e2009) and co-editor, with Andy Orchard, of \u003ci\u003eNew Readings in the Vercelli Book\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). Her new monograph, \u003ci\u003eRewriting the Old Testament in Anglo-Saxon Verse: Becoming the Chosen People\u003c\/i\u003e is forthcoming (2013). She is also editing a new collection of essays entitled \u003ci\u003eImagining the Jew: Jewishness in Anglo-Saxon Literature and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 February 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470656044\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e155.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378796490892,"sku":"9780470656044","price":659.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470656044_c993cd17-cb6f-4f2e-95e7-475e0dd5ea93.jpg?v=1780281067","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470656044","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}