British and Irish Literature - B - Oxford Bibliographies
Ballard, J. G.
Nicholas Ruddick
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2018-10-25
J. G. BallardIntroductionJames Graham Ballard (hereafter J. G. B.), was born in 1930 (d. 2009) into an English expatriate family and raised in the Int...
Barnes, Julian
Vanessa Guignery
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2020-10-28
Julian BarnesIntroductionJulian Barnes (b. 1946) is an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist who received considerable praise in 1984 wit...
Beckett, Samuel
Luke Thurston
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2012-09-20
Samuel Beckett Introduction “You must choose,” Samuel Beckett’s title character Molloy tells us, “between the things not worth mentioning and ...
Behn, Aphra
Margarete Rubik
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2016-10-27
Aphra BehnIntroductionThe reputation of Aphra Behn (b. 1640–d. 1689) has undergone radical revisions in the course of time. She was renowned as a poet...
Biblical Literature
Mark Sweetnam
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2018-07-24
Biblical LiteratureIntroductionIt is difficult to imagine a set of truisms more obviously true than the statements that the Bible is a remarkable book...
Biography and Autobiography
Margaretta Jolly
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2012-09-20
Biography and AutobiographyIntroductionThe history of life writing reflects the history of selfhood itself, particularly as it has tracked the rise of...
Blake, William
Jason Whittaker
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2012-09-20
William Blake Introduction William Blake (b. 1757–d. 1827) was a painter, engraver, and poet traditionally considered as being among the first...
Bloomsbury Group
Derek Ryan
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2022-07-26
Bloomsbury GroupIntroductionWhile there was no official “membership” of Bloomsbury and debate continues over whether it is best described as a group, ...
Bowen, Elizabeth
Eibhear Walshe
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2015-07-28
Elizabeth Bowen Introduction One of the most important novelists of the 20th century, Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen (b. 1899–d. 1973) was born...
Brontë, Anne
Christine Alexander, Roslyn Jolly, Mandy Swann
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2017-06-27
Anne BrontëIntroductionUntil well into the 20th century, the reputation of Anne Brontë (b. 1820–d. 1849) as a writer rested largely on the fame of her...
Browne, Thomas
Kevin Killeen
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2016-02-25
Thomas BrowneIntroductionThomas Browne (b. 1605–d. 1682) was many things: natural philosopher, physician, religious writer, essayist, and prose stylis...
Burgess, Anthony
Jim Clarke
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2018-01-11
Anthony BurgessIntroductionJohn Anthony Burgess Wilson (b. 1917–d. 1993) was a prominent British-born novelist, composer, critic, essayist, journalist...
Burney, Frances
Hilary Havens, Peter Sabor
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2012-09-20
Frances BurneyIntroductionFrances Burney (b. 1752–d. 1840), the third child of the famous musicologist Dr. Charles Burney and his wife, Esther Sleepe ...
Burns, Robert
Pauline Mackay
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2017-01-11
Robert BurnsIntroductionRobert Burns (b. 1759–d. 1796) is the national bard of Scotland and is recognized globally as the country’s most iconic litera...
Butler, Hubert
Robert Tobin
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2018-07-24
Hubert ButlerIntroductionA product of the Anglo-Irish gentry, Hubert Butler (b. 1900–d. 1991) was born in Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny. He was educ...
Byron, Lord
Tom Mole
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2012-09-20
Lord Byron Introduction George Gordon Byron, sixth Lord Byron (b. 1788–d. 1824), was one of the most important poets of the British romantic p...
Carroll, Lewis
Selwyn Goodacre
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2018-01-11
Lewis CarrollIntroductionCharles Lutwidge Dodgson (b. 1832–d. 1898) was born on 27 January 1832 at Daresbury, near Warrington, England, the third chil...
Carter, Angela
Nicoletta Caputo
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2015-03-10
Angela Carter Introduction Angela Carter (née Stalker) was born on 7 May 1940 in Eastbourne, Sussex. She spent much of her childhood in South ...
Catholic Literature
Lucy Underwood, Eilish Gregory
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2022-10-27
Catholic LiteratureIntroductionCatholic literature was a diverse field in early modern England. Manuscript and printed texts were an integral part of ...
Celtic and Irish Revival
Michael McAteer
Subject: British and Irish Literature »
Date Added: 2015-10-26
Celtic and Irish RevivalIntroductionThe phrase Celtic Revival describes past movements in literature, the arts, and social practices in which legends,...
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