New Contextual Encyclopedias for American and World Literatures
Posted by: Sue Polanka
Gale announced the release of two new 4 volume encyclopedias – Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature and Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of American Literature. According to a Gale Press Release, the encyclopedias discuss an authors work/s in context including:
- Circumstances in the authors’ lives that are reflected in their work
- Historical Events affecting their work
- Other authors and artists active at the same time
- Common human themes – relevant globally – that appear in their work and what other works address those themes
- How the author’s works were critically received over time
Both titles will be available in print and as eBooks in GVRL.
