The definitive biographical guide to poetry throughout the world in the twentieth century and the only book of its kind to look at non-English language poets in

Brings a uniquely global perspective to bear on modern verse. Readers will be delighted with this comprehensive volume, providing biographical information on th

Taking in novelists from all over the globe, from the beginning of the century to the present day, this is the most comprehensive survey of the leading lights o

This authoritative biographical guide to warfare in the twentieth century is at once fascinating reading and an invaluable work of reference for anyone interest

In the twentieth century more people spoke English and more people wrote poetry than in the whole of previous history, and this Companion strives to make sense