Author: Eugene Ehrlich
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Contains information about the birthplaces, homes, and workplaces of over fifteen hundred literary figures from Colonial times to the present.
The Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to the United States
Author: Eugene Ehrlich
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Contains information about the birthplaces, homes, and workplaces of over fifteen hundred literary figures from Colonial times to the present.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Contains information about the birthplaces, homes, and workplaces of over fifteen hundred literary figures from Colonial times to the present.
The Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to Great Britain and Ireland
Author: Dorothy Eagle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780600554073
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780600554073
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature
Author: Pat Rogers
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192854377
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Traces the history of English literature from Anglo-Saxon poetry to the present day.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192854377
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Traces the history of English literature from Anglo-Saxon poetry to the present day.
The Oxford Illustrated History of Christianity
Author: John McManners
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780192854391
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
A general history of Christianity to 1800 in chronological order.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780192854391
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
A general history of Christianity to 1800 in chronological order.
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book
Author: James Raven
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198702981
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
In 14 original essays, this book reveals the history of books in all their various forms, from the ancient world to the digital present
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198702981
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
In 14 original essays, this book reveals the history of books in all their various forms, from the ancient world to the digital present
The Literary Guide to the Bible
Author: Robert Alter
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674875319
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Rediscover the incomparable literary richness and strength of a book that all of us live with an many of us live by. An international team of renowned scholars, assembled by two leading literary critics, offers a book-by-book guide through the Old and New Testaments as well as general essays on the Bible as a whole, providing an enticing reintroduction to a work that has shaped our language and thought for thousands of years.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674875319
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Rediscover the incomparable literary richness and strength of a book that all of us live with an many of us live by. An international team of renowned scholars, assembled by two leading literary critics, offers a book-by-book guide through the Old and New Testaments as well as general essays on the Bible as a whole, providing an enticing reintroduction to a work that has shaped our language and thought for thousands of years.
The Illustrated History of Oxford University
Author: John M. Prest
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198201588
Category : Oxford (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
This richly illustrated book traces the story of Oxford University from its origins in the Middle Ages to the present day. Written by a team of scholars, all authorities in their fields, it spans 800 years of learning and incident to give a uniquely authoritative history of the University for the general reader. Since the Middle Ages, Oxford University's part in learning has always been significant and colourful. Many future leaders of the nation have been educated there. The architecture of the University and colleges has become one of the glories of Europe, and its libraries and museums house a number of major collections. But most importantly, a university must be judged by its attachment to scholarship - a theme which runs throughout this book. Students have been drawn to Oxford from all over the world, and today the University is internationally recognized for its contribution to research, both in the sciences and in the liberal arts. Authoritative, scholarly, and informative, this book captures the richness and diversity of Oxford University, and its contribution to the nation and to the world. In addition to over 200 illustrations, including 24 full-colour plates, specifically chosen to complement the wide-ranging text, there are also 5 maps, a chronology, annotated guides to further reading, and a full index.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198201588
Category : Oxford (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
This richly illustrated book traces the story of Oxford University from its origins in the Middle Ages to the present day. Written by a team of scholars, all authorities in their fields, it spans 800 years of learning and incident to give a uniquely authoritative history of the University for the general reader. Since the Middle Ages, Oxford University's part in learning has always been significant and colourful. Many future leaders of the nation have been educated there. The architecture of the University and colleges has become one of the glories of Europe, and its libraries and museums house a number of major collections. But most importantly, a university must be judged by its attachment to scholarship - a theme which runs throughout this book. Students have been drawn to Oxford from all over the world, and today the University is internationally recognized for its contribution to research, both in the sciences and in the liberal arts. Authoritative, scholarly, and informative, this book captures the richness and diversity of Oxford University, and its contribution to the nation and to the world. In addition to over 200 illustrations, including 24 full-colour plates, specifically chosen to complement the wide-ranging text, there are also 5 maps, a chronology, annotated guides to further reading, and a full index.
The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre
Author: John Russell Brown
Publisher: Oxford Illustrated History
ISBN: 9780192854421
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
A scholarly look at 4,500 years of theater, beginning with its Greek origins and concluding with a study of theater since 1970.
Publisher: Oxford Illustrated History
ISBN: 9780192854421
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
A scholarly look at 4,500 years of theater, beginning with its Greek origins and concluding with a study of theater since 1970.
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Renaissance
Author: Gordon Campbell
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019871615X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
The story of the 'long Renaissance' for a new generation from Giotto and Dante in thirteenth-century Italy to the English literary Renaissance in the first half of the seventeenth century.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019871615X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
The story of the 'long Renaissance' for a new generation from Giotto and Dante in thirteenth-century Italy to the English literary Renaissance in the first half of the seventeenth century.
The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe
Author: George Holmes
Publisher: Oxford Illustrated History
ISBN: 9780192854353
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
'The individual chapters are scholarly and up to the minute, without loss of accessibility or pace. The illustrations are many, apposite and refreshingly unhackneyed.' -Times Literary Supplement
Publisher: Oxford Illustrated History
ISBN: 9780192854353
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
'The individual chapters are scholarly and up to the minute, without loss of accessibility or pace. The illustrations are many, apposite and refreshingly unhackneyed.' -Times Literary Supplement