The Letters of Oliver Goldsmith

The Letters of Oliver Goldsmith
Author: Oliver Goldsmith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2018-07-26
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1107093538

The first modern scholarly edition of the letters of Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), including extensive biographical and contextual material.

Thomas Percy

Thomas Percy
Author: Bertram H. Davis
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2016-11-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 151280164X

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Index of English Literary Manuscripts

Index of English Literary Manuscripts
Author:
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1998-06-19
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 072012283X

This volume, the third in the series, discusses the works of 11 British 18th-century writers, providing information on the nature of the MS, date, variant title(s), state of completion, provenance and location, date and first form of publication, any scholarly use of the MS, and the existence of any published facsimiles. Information is drawn from material in libraries, record offices and private collections throughout the world. The listing of each author's manuscripts is preceded by an introduction. The book records many hitherto unrecorded manuscripts.

English Literature, Volume 2

English Literature, Volume 2
Author: Louis A. Landa
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 721
Release: 2015-12-08
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1400877334

Two volumes containing the annual bibliographies of 18th century scholarship published in the Philological Quarterly. "An excellent aid to the student of 18th century literature."—Saturday Review. Volume 2, 1939-1950, includes consolidated index for both volumes. Originally published in 1952. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Shakespeare's Letters

Shakespeare's Letters
Author: Alan Stewart
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2008-11-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199549273

Shakespeare's Letters shows how and why Shakespeare put letters on stage in virtually all of his plays. Showing the very different uses to which letters were put in Shakespeare's time, this book throws new light on some of his most familiar dramas. Includes new readings of Hamlet, King Lear, and The Merchant of Venice.

James Boswell

James Boswell
Author: James Boswell
Publisher: Associated University Presse
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780838641712

Draws upon letters, diaries, memoirs, book reviews, and newspaper articles to present a picture of James Boswell from the vantage point of those who knew him best. This book tells what family, friends, rivals, critics, and satirists thought of the man who produced notable works.