Encyclopaedia of English Literature, Vols. 1 to 10/Krishan Das and Deepchand Patra. New Delhi, Commonwealth, 2009, 2790 p., ISBN 81-311-0201-5. 

    Contents: Vol. I. Studies in English Literature: Preface. 1. Function and value of literary studies. 2. Literary history. 3. Literary concepts and techniques. 4. Literary theory. 5. Eighteenth-century literary criticism. 6. Literary realism. 7. Aesthetic literature. 8. Sonnets. 9. Postcolonial literary rules. 10. Literary reflections on human rights. 11. Modern literary criticism. Bibliography. Index. 

    Vol. II. History of Literary Theory: Preface. 1. Introduction to literary theory. 2. Contemporary literary theory. 3. Formalism. 4. Structuralism. 5. Post-structuralism. 6. Pragmatism. 7. Cultural studies. 8. Comparative literature. 9. Phenomenology. 10. Critical theories. 11. Text theory. 12. Reader-response theory. 13. Literary modernism. 14. Post-modernism. Bibliography. Index. 

    Vol. III. History of Literary Criticism: Preface. 1. Introduction to literary criticism. 2. Marxist literary criticism. 3. Feminist literary criticism. 4. Post-colonialism. 5. Psychoanalytic literary criticism. 6. Semiotic literary criticism. 7. Genre studies. 8. Hysterical realism. 9. Comparative literature. 10. Poetic tradition. 11. Reader-response criticism. 12. Darwinian literary studies. 13. New historicism. 14. Deconstruction. Bibliography. Index. 

    Vol. IV. Fundamentals of English Literature: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. History of literature. 3. Literary concepts. 4. Literary techniques. 5. Basic elements of poetry. 6. Development of English poetry. 7. Fundamentals of fiction English. 8. Romanticism. 9. Literary realism. 10. English literary movements. 11. Modernist literature. Bibliography. Index. 

    Vol. V. Critical Response to Literature in English: Preface. 1. Literary criticism. 2. Literary theory. 3. Theory of meaning in literature. 4. Critical response in English. 5. Influence of modernism in literary theory. 6. Aesthetic analysis of literature. 7. Philosophical dimensions of literature. 8. Representation in language. 9. Poetry as a purposeful activity. 10. Sociological approach to modernism. Bibliography. Index. 

    Vol. VI. Postcolonial English Literature: Preface. 1. Postcolonial context. 2. Decolonisation and neocolonism. 3. Postcolonial discourse. 4. Postcolonial literary trends. 5. Hybridity and postcolonialism. 6. Modernist poetry in English. 7. American literature. 8. Indian English Literature. 9. Multilingualism. 10. Impressionism. 11. Critical theory. 12. Postcolonial women's writings. 13. Exile and postcolonialism. 14. Postcolonial studies. Bibliography. Index. 

    Vol. VII. Studies in Women Writers in English: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Women writers of 19 century. 3. Women writers of 20 century. 4. Women in science fiction. 5. Women comic writers. 6. Indian women writers. 7. Writings of black women. 8. Feminists writing on breasted bodies. 9. Literature on women and social support. 10. Feminist criticism. Bibliography. Index. 

    Vol. VIII. Modern English Literature: Preface. 1. History of the English language. 2. International English. 3. American English. 4. Indian English. 5. English English. 6. East Midlands English. 7. Australian English. 8. British English. 9. Canadian English. 10. Caribbean English. 11. Hiberno-English. 12. New Zealand English. 13. Singlish. 14. South African English. 15. American and British English spelling differences. 16. Transformational grammar. 17. Constructed language. 18. Synthetic language. 19. Indo-European Languages. 20. Interlingua. 21. William Shakespeare. 22. John Milton. 23. Oliver Twist. Bibliography. Index. 

    Vol. IX. Postmodernism and English Literature: Preface. 1. Postmodernity. 2. Postmodern literature. 3. Postmodern Philosophy. 4. Globalisation and postmodernism. 5. Postmodernism and interpretation of Biblical texts. 6. Postmodern thoughts of Kurt Vonnegut. 7. Postmodernism in the works of James Joyce. 8. Postmodernist writings of Thomas Pynchon. 9. Critical reading. 10. Literary criticism. 11. Forces driving literary modernism. Bibliography. Index. 

    Vol. X. History of English Literature: Preface. 1. English literature. 2. History of literature. 3. Medieval literature. 4. Anglo-Saxon Literature. 5. Anglo-Norman Literature. 6. Victorian Literature. 7. Indian English Literature. 8. British Literature. 9. American Literature. 10. Portuguese Literature. 11. Spanish Literature. 12. Medieval poetry. 13. Medieval theatre. 14. Restoration literature. 15. Augustan Literature. 16. Postmodern literature. 17. History of modern literature. 18. Media influence. 19. Germanic languages. 20. Romance languages. 21. Oral literature. Bibliography. Index. 

    "English literature is as diverse as the varieties and dialects of English spoken around the world. Whether in the genre of prose, poetry, lyric, drama or novel, it circumscribes a large body of work which undoubtedly ranks amongst the finest and richest bodies of literature in the world today. Running a remarkably continuous course of development and innovations through the ages, the literature of the English language is undoubtedly one of the finest and richest, incorporating creations of the human mind which are no less than rare gems.

    This comprehensive work in ten volumes is written for the use of college students, professors and lectures. Giving a coherent outline of the development in English literature, it gives due regard to the national cultures of the writers in the languages. It also provides for appreciative interpretation of the works of most prominent authors and poets, bringing within its purview the rigmarole of literary criticism, its contribution and influence on English literature. Incorporating such matters as genres, styles, techniques and the external factors which influence writing this work undertakes an arduous task in bringing under one head a compendious, yet informative encyclopaedia on such a vast topic as the origin and progress of English Literature." (jacket) 

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