British writers.

British writers. a collection of literary biographies / Supplement XXI : Jay Parini, editor in chief. - 1 online resource (xxi, 509 pages) - Gale virtual reference library .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- List of contributors -- Robert Bolt / Melanie Williams -- Edward Granville Browne / Christopher Buck -- Denis Devlin / Sarah Bennett -- Gonville Auberon Ffrench-Beytagh / Susan Butterworth -- Neil M. Gunn / J.C. Bittenbender -- Aemilia Lanyer / Jane Beal -- James Lasdun / Piers Pennington -- Herbert Lomas / Janet McCann -- Tom McCarthy / Rob Turner -- Sinead Morrissey / Kit Fan -- R.K. Narayan / Joshua Grasso -- Lawrence Norfolk / Tore Rye Andersen -- Leslie Norris / Judith Kitchen -- Denise Riley / Lauren Elkin -- Vita Sackville-West / Rebecca Nicholson-Weir -- Rowan Williams / Richard McLauchlan -- Tim Winton / Joseph Dewey -- Cumulative index to volumes I-VII, Supplements I-XXI, retrospective supplements I-III.

Covers writers who have made significant contributions to British, Irish, and Commonwealth literature from the fourteenth century to the present day. Includes in-depth critical and biographical analysis.

9780684325019 (electronic book)


British literature--History and criticism.
British literature--Bio-bibliography.
Authors, English--Biography.