Oxford Companions

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Oxford Companions is a book series published by Oxford University Press, providing general knowledge within a specific area.[1] The first book published in the series was The Oxford Companion to English Literature (1932), compiled by the retired diplomat Sir Paul Harvey.

The series has included (in alphabetical order):

Title Subject
Aboriginal art and culture
African American literature
American food and drink
American law
The Oxford Companion to American Literature American literature
American military history
American musicals
American theatre
Animal behaviour
Archaeology
Art
Australian children's literature
Australian folklore
Australian history
Australian literature
The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History Australian military history
Australian politics
Australian sport
The Oxford Companion to Beer Beer
The Bible
Black British history
The human body
British history
The Brontës
Canadian history and literature
Canadian literature
Chaucer
The Oxford Companion to Chess Chess
Children's literature
Christian art and architecture
Christian thought
Classical civilization
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature Classical literature
Cosmology
Crime and mystery writing
The decorative arts
Earth
The English language
The Oxford Companion to English Literature English literature
Fairy tales
Film
The Oxford Companion to Food Food
French literature
French literature
Gardens
Gardens
German literature
Global change
The High Court of Australia
The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science The history of modern science
Indian archaeology
Indian theatre
Irish history
The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature Irish literature
Italian food
Italian literature
J. M. W. Turner
Jazz
Law
Law
The literature of Wales
Local and family history
Mark Twain
Medicine
Medicine
Medicine
The Oxford Companion to Military History Military history
The mind
The New Oxford Companion to Music Music
The Oxford Companion to Music Music
Musical instruments
New Zealand literature
Names
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy Philosophy
Photography
Politics of India
Politics of the world
Popular music
The Romantic Age
Scottish history
World War II
Shakespeare
Ships and the sea
Sociology and social anthropology
Spanish literature
Distilled spirits beverages
The Supreme Court of the United States
Twentieth-century art
Twentieth-century literature in English
Twentieth-century poetry in English
United States history
The Oxford Companion to Wine Wine
World exploration
World mythology
World sports and games
Calendar customs and time-reckoning

References[]

  1. ^ "Oxford Companions". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

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