Synopses & Reviews
The author of forty-seven novels, plus travel books, biographies, essays, and critical works, Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was the most prolific of the great Victorian writers. Now
The Oxford Reader's Companion to Trollope brings together thirty-six leading scholars who provide an accessible, authoritative, and wide-ranging reference work on this important literary figure.
Here, in more than 500 A-Z entries, readers will find a wealth of information on Trollope's life, his works, and the historical and social context in which he lived. Trollope's writing career spanned almost half a century and his circle of friends reads like a who's who of Victorian England--and it's all captured here. The contributors offer illuminating essays on Trollope's major works--including the famed Barsetshire Novels and Paliser Novels--as well as on the many lesser known but no less accomplished books. The volume also examines Trollope's personal life, offering fresh information on such well documented aspects as his work at the Post Office and his famous circle of friends. Moreover, the contributors provide the most recent findings on aspects of Trollope's career only recently addressed by scholars: his work as a biographer and journalist, the importance of his extensive travels abroad, and the astonishing reappraisal of his work over the last few decades. And the Companion includes a chronology of Trollope's life, a family tree, maps, a thematic overview, and an extensive bibliography.
Packed with information based on the most current research, this attractively illustrated volume provides an unparalleled guide to one of the great nineteenth-century writers. It belongs on the shelf of everyone who loves English literature.
Review
"An excellent guide to Trollope's large universe. In more than 500 alphabetical listings (eight in subject areas), 36 Trollope scholars profile his private and public life, his life as a writer, his characters, locations, and associations, and his literary and social contaxts."--
Library Journal"This guide to the life and works of Trollope belongs in every literature reference collection. The most extensive reference book devoted to Trollope, its 500 alphabetically arranged entries discuss his life, characters in his fiction, and the social and critical context of his works.... Excellent scholarship makes this the first place to go for Trollope inquiries. Highly recommended."--Choice
Synopsis
In more than 500 A-to-Z entries, 36 leading scholars provide accessible, authoritative, and wide-ranging information on this important literary figure--his life, his works, and the historical context in which he lived.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [623]-624).
About the Author
R.C. Terry is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Victoria, in British Columbia. He is the author of
Anthony Trollope: The Artist in Hiding and
Victorian Popular Fiction 1860-1880. Table of Contents
Preface
How to Use this Book
Thematic Overview
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
The Oxford Reader's Companion to Trollope
Chronology
Bibliography