The Penguin Companion to Literature is a reference work published in four volumes by Penguin Books.
Volume 1 was edited by David Daiches and deals with British and Commonwealth literature. It has been called the most useful recent work of its kind. Volume 2, published in 1969, was edited by Anthony Thorlby and deals with the literature of Continental Europe since the fifth century AD. Volume 3 deals with the literature of the United States and Latin America. Volume 4, edited by D R Dudley and D M Lang deals with Classical, Byzantine, Oriental and African literature.
The Penguin Companion to World Literature was published by McGraw-Hill. The volumes were titled The Penguin Companion to English Literature, The Penguin Companion to European Literature, The Penguin Companion to American Literature, and The Penguin Companion to Classical, Oriental and African Literature.
References
- Temira Pachmuss, The Slavic and East European Journal, Vol 14, No 3 (Autumn 1970), pp 366–367 JSTOR
- William E Harkins, The Slavic and East European Journal, Vol 18, No 1 (Spring 1974), pp 69–70 JSTOR
- E A Harris, Books Abroad, Vol 48, No 3 (Summer 1974), p 635 JSTOR
- Basil Cottle, The Review of English Studies, New Series, Vol 23, No 91 (August 1972), p 321 JSTOR
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External links
The Penguin Companion to Literature, in snippet view, from Google Books: vol 2, vol 3.
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