About the Book

• Provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the poetry, drama, fiction, and literary and cultural criticism produced from the Restoration of the English monarchy to the onset of the French Revolution
• Comprises over 340 entries arranged in A-Z format across three fully indexed and cross-referenced volumes
• Written by an international team of leading and emerging scholars
• Features an impressive scope and range of subjects: from courtship and circulating libraries, to the works of Samuel Johnson and Sarah Scott
• Includes coverage of both canonical and lesser-known authors, as well as entries addressing gender, sexuality, and other topics that have previously been underrepresented in traditional scholarship
• Represents the most comprehensive resource available on this period, and an indispensable guide to the rich diversity of British writing that ushered in the modern literary era

Contents:

Alphabetical List of Entries  vii

Th ematic List of Entries xii

Associate Editors xvii

List of Contributors xix

Introduction xxv

Encyclopedia of British Literature A–El 1–446

Volume II Encyclopedia of British Literature Em–Q 447–964

Volume III Encyclopedia of British Literature R–Y 965–1383