An Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna in English and American Literature

"By emphasizing the two most important works of literature in western culture, the King James Bible and the works of Shakespeare, Milward establishes the primacy of such imagery in the literature of the culture. then by adding additional references of fauna and flora in other works, he shows the distribution of the images throughout literature in the language. . . . a student or scholar using Milward's work can easily tie other specific literary allusions. . ." - Eugene P. Wright

". . . an altogether charming collection of plant-literature references. . . a valuable reference to scholars of botany and of literature. . . . Milward treats the topics with an efficiency of words that approaches an almost outline form. . . . I consider this work important." - Don W. Smith

". . . his linguistic and literary analyses are perceptive and informative. . . . it should be useful in most libraries that support undergraduate English programs." -- American Reference Books Annual

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