The concise Oxford companion to English literature

Based on the bestselling Oxford Companion to English Literature, this is an indispensable, compact guide to all aspects of English literature. For this revised edition, existing entries have been fully updated and 60 new entries have been added on contemporary writers, such as Peter Ackroyd, Martin Amis, Toni Morrison, and Jeanette Winterson. New appendices include a chronology of English literature, and a listing of major literary prize-winners.