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Over 1,000 entries Containing over 1,000 of the most troublesome literary terms encountered by students and general readers, this gem of a book gives clear and often witty explanations to terms such as hypertext, multi-accentuality, and postmodernism. It is fully updated to include terms that have become ... more »

Contains more than 4,700 entries , and covers 4,000 years of history Detailed historical analyses on every country in the world Biographical entries ranging from Moses to Tony Blair Up-to-date more »

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Based on the highly praised Oxford Companion to Classical Literature , this is the ideal reference book for anyone interested in the classical world and its literary heritage. It gives accounts of the lives of many classical authors and character entries and plot summaries for their works. General entries ... more »

Derived from the universally acclaimed Oxford-Duden German Dictionary, this dictionary is designed specifically to meet the needs of students in their first years of studying German, whether at school or college. It is also indispensable for business users, whether as a travel or desk dictionary. All ... more »

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The Oxford English Minidictionary, 5th edition provides up-to-date coverage of all the essential vocabulary of everyday life. This is one of the most comprehensive small dictionaries available. Includes over 40,000 entries and 50,000 definitions. Take a step towards the future and acquire The Oxford ... more »

Over 2,500 entries Based on the highly praised Oxford Dictionary of Art , this is an authoritative and up-to-date guide to Western Art from ancient Greece to the present day. Written in clear, lively prose, this invaluable reference maintains a careful balance between fact and appraisal. In its pages ... more »

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 ... more »

This comprehensive guide spans sixteen centuries of the literature and literary culture of Ireland. From the ogam alphabet in the 4th century, to contemporary writers such as Roddy Doyle and Seamus Heaney, there is a wealth of information on writers and their works, movements, genres, topics, folklore ... more »

Over 9,000 entries from nearly 2,000 authors Offering all the authority and accuracy of the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, this indispensable source of reference has extensive coverage of literary and historical quotations. Find a quotation with the Keyword index and Search by author SPECIAL ... more »