South Asian literature in English : an encyclopedia / edited by Jaina C. Sanga.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sanga, Jaina C., 1961-

Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Asian literature (English)--Encyclopedias.

South Asian literature (English).

English literature--South Asian authors--Encyclopedias.

English literature.

English literature--South Asian authors.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 360 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.

Summary:

The volume focuses on writers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Included are several hundred alphabetically arranged entries on novelists, novels, and cinematic adaptations, as well as poets, dramatists, autobiographers, short story writers, theoreticians, critical terms, themes, genres, literary movements, and key historical events. Entries are written by expert contributors and suggest works for further reading. The encyclopedia includes a chronology and closes with a selected, general bibliography of anthologies and critical studies. Given the enormous popularity of South Asian literature in English, this reference is essential for all libraries.

Contents:

Entries by Topic xxvii

The Encyclopedia 1.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-345) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.

ISBN:

0313327009

OCLC:

53814055