The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780198183327)

This is the first comprehensive reference work on Italian literature to be published in English. With 2,400 entries from an international team of scholars, it provides a wealth of clear, up-to-date assessments of Italy's writers, famous and not so famous, from 1200 to 2000. It covers writers who wrote in Italian, dialect, or Latin, and offers vital background information on historical events, regional culture, and the other arts.

Author: Peter Hainsworth
ISBN-10: 0198183321
ISBN-13: 9780198183327
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 01/16/2003
Pages: 692
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.39lbs
Size: 9.62h x 6.30w x 1.61d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/15/2003 pg. 268
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2004 pg. 503
Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2004 pg. 233