|aThe Oxford encyclopedia of British literature /|cDavid Scott Kastan, editor in chief.
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|aOxford ;|aNew York :|bOxford University Press,|c2006.
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|a5 v. :|bill. ;|c29 cm.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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|aContents: v. 1: Chronology; Abbey Theatre - Caryl Churchill; v. 2: Colleye Cibber - Harley lyrics; v. 3: Tony Harrison - A Mirror for Magistrates; v. 4: Modernism - Percy Bysshe Shelley; v. 5: Richard Brinsley Sheridan - Benjamin Zephaniah; directory of contributors; index.
A comprehensive reference presents over five hundred full essays on authors and a variety of topics, including censorship, genre, patronage, and dictionaries.