A joint effort of editorial staffs from Merriam-Webster and Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature (MWEL) "contains entries for authors, works, literary landmarks, literary and critical terms, mythological and folkloric figures, fictional characters, literary movements and prizes, and other miscellaneous matters." The book is encyclopedic in coverage but very dic…
A joint effort of editorial staffs from Merriam-Webster and Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature (MWEL) "contains entries for authors, works, literary landmarks, literary and critical terms, mythological and folkloric figures, fictional characters, literary movements and prizes, and other miscellaneous matters." The book is encyclopedic in coverage but very dic…
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, like all earlier editions is meant to serve the general public as its chief source of information about the words of English language. Its title may suggest a special appropriateness for the older student, but those who work in offices and those who read. Think and write at home will equally find it a trustworthy guide to the English of…