《Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Plus Index of Contributors (60 Volumes)》是Oxford University Press, USA出版的圖書，作者是Harrison, Brian Howard; Matthew, H. C. G.; Oxford University Press
基本介紹
- 作者：Harrison, Brian Howard; Matthew, H. C. G.; Oxford University Press
- 出版社：Oxford University Press, USA
- 出版時間：2004年9月23日
- 頁數：61472 頁
- 定價：6500.00 美元
- 裝幀：Hardcover
- ISBN：9780198614111
內容簡介
*Starred Review* This classic of British collective biography, called "an undertaking of exceptional magnitude" by Sidney Lee, its second editor, was first published between 1885 and 1900. Ten-year supplements were issued through the 1980s, and five-year supplements through the 1990s. Half the original set was written by only 34 contributors. The supplements were written by a w...(展開全部) *Starred Review* This classic of British collective biography, called "an undertaking of exceptional magnitude" by Sidney Lee, its second editor, was first published between 1885 and 1900. Ten-year supplements were issued through the 1980s, and five-year supplements through the 1990s. Half the original set was written by only 34 contributors. The supplements were written by a wider range of people, often based on "personal acquaintance." The original set gave women short shrift, along with people in trade and commerce, and Victorian sensibilities meant that certain topics were taboo. To be included among the 50,000 entries in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB), subjects must have died by the end of 2000. No one was dropped, but 70 percent of the old essays (all those on prime ministers, for instance) were replaced, and the rest were revised. More than 16,000 entries treat people who were not included in the original DNB. The scope spans 2,400 years and includes mythical figures like Robin Hood and Piltdown Man. Some people are treated in group entries. Ten percent of the entries are for women. All traces of Victorian propriety are gone: now Oscar Wilde is described as homosexual, and artist Eric Gill's unorthodox sex life is described in detail. As in the original set, the writing is clear and often witty. The ODNB is aimed at the general reader, as well as the scholar, and contains many figures from popular culture: Barbara Cartland, Benny Hill, and Sid Vicious, for example. What does national in the title mean? The set includes those who wer
