A compendium of literature in English, written in the United Kingdom, the continent, America, Australia, new Zealand, Africa, the West Indies, South Asia and other countries of the Commonwealth. Critical Introduction to all important authors and texts in all essential details— thematic as well as stylistic. Indispensable historical, sociological, cultural, literary and critical information to facilitate a comprehensive, comparative and dialogue discourse. A ready compilation of texts from different literary streams, suitable for comparative study. An invaluable supplement to conventional studies of English, American or Commonwealth literature. An asset of incalculable worth for students, teachers, researchers and scholars.
DR. MANMOHAN K. BHATNAGAR is Professor, Department of English, M.D. University, Rohtak (Haryana), India. A distinguished scholar and a veteran teacher of more than two decades’ standing, he has been Chairman, Department of English, M.D. University, Rohtak and also Chairman, State Inter-University Common Syllabi Committee in English of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra and M.D. University, Rohtak. Having been selected for the prestigious Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship, Professor Bhatnagar has been a U.G.C.-empanelled Resource Person and part of the Guest Faculty at a number of U.G.C-sponsored Refresher Courses for College Lecturers. He has also chaired individual sessions at national seminars. He has been a U.G.C. Fellow at Panjab University, Chandigarh and a U.G.C. Research Associate at University of Poona, Poona. Currently, he is engaged in working as Principal Investigator in a Major U.G.C. Project on Indian English Fiction. Professor Bhatnagar’s publications include, besides a number of research articles in prestigious journals in India and abroad, Political Consciousness in Indian English Writing, Perspectives and The Fiction of Nayantara Sahgal. His areas of interest are: Literary Theory, Comparative Literature, Commonwealth and Indian English Literature and Third World Fiction.
