The Oxford Literary Guide To The British Isles
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
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For any lover of literature who has ever stood on a rain-swept moor and felt the ghost of Heathcliff at their shoulder, or walked the cobbled lanes of Edinburgh imagining the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson, The Oxford Literary Guide to the British Isles is an indispensable companion. Compiled and edited with meticulous scholarly care, this authoritative reference work maps the landscape of the British Isles through the lives and works of its greatest writers, chronicling the homes, haunts, birthplaces, and burial grounds of hundreds of authors from Chaucer to the twentieth century. More than a mere gazetteer, this volume illuminates the profound and enduring relationship between place and literary imagination, arguing that landscape is not merely a backdrop to British literature but one of its most powerful forces. Eagle and Carnell present entries of remarkable depth and precision, drawing together biography, geography, and literary history into a rich, interconnected tapestry. A work of genuine cultural significance, it remains a vital resource for scholars, travellers, and devoted readers alike — raising the irresistible question of which literary landscape you will discover next.
Author: Dorothy Eagle & Hilary Carnell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1977, Oxford University Press (Clarendon Press)
Genre: Reference & language
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
For any lover of literature who has ever stood on a rain-swept moor and felt the ghost of Heathcliff at their shoulder, or walked the cobbled lanes of Edinburgh imagining the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson, The Oxford Literary Guide to the British Isles is an indispensable companion. Compiled and edited with meticulous scholarly care, this authoritative reference work maps the landscape of the British Isles through the lives and works of its greatest writers, chronicling the homes, haunts, birthplaces, and burial grounds of hundreds of authors from Chaucer to the twentieth century. More than a mere gazetteer, this volume illuminates the profound and enduring relationship between place and literary imagination, arguing that landscape is not merely a backdrop to British literature but one of its most powerful forces. Eagle and Carnell present entries of remarkable depth and precision, drawing together biography, geography, and literary history into a rich, interconnected tapestry. A work of genuine cultural significance, it remains a vital resource for scholars, travellers, and devoted readers alike — raising the irresistible question of which literary landscape you will discover next.