The short Oxford history of English literature

By: Sanders, AndrewContributor(s): History of literatureMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford Oxford University Press 2006Edition: 3rdDescription: 756pISBN: 9780195672640Subject(s): English literatureDDC classification: 820.9 Summary: The History of English Literature is very diverse and includes the works of all writers who have written in English irrespective of their geographical background. The book gives readers a comprehensive introduction to English Literature. Beginning with the Anglo-Saxon era, the book covers the evolution of the English language upto the present day. In a chronological manner, the book covers all the major ages of English literature. In ten chapters the book covers the development and progress of English literature. It covers the Renaissance and Reformation literature of 1510-1620 AD, Medieval literature of 1066-1510 AD, Old English literature, Revolution, Restoration, Late Victorian and Edwardian literature, Eighteenth-century literature, Modernism and its Alternatives, and High Victorian literature. The author gives us details of all the important writers and their contributions to the English language. It also provides an analysis of the impact that British literature has had on the social, political, and intellectual development of countries. There are distinct chapters that trace the development in English language from Beowulf to the post-modern works of Angela Carter and Seamus Heaney. The book also discusses the poetry of the Irish and British. It also includes a new chapter on the prose of the late 20th century.
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The History of English Literature is very diverse and includes the works of all writers who have written in English irrespective of their geographical background. The book gives readers a comprehensive introduction to English Literature. Beginning with the Anglo-Saxon era, the book covers the evolution of the English language upto the present day. In a chronological manner, the book covers all the major ages of English literature.

In ten chapters the book covers the development and progress of English literature. It covers the Renaissance and Reformation literature of 1510-1620 AD, Medieval literature of 1066-1510 AD, Old English literature, Revolution, Restoration, Late Victorian and Edwardian literature, Eighteenth-century literature, Modernism and its Alternatives, and High Victorian literature.

The author gives us details of all the important writers and their contributions to the English language. It also provides an analysis of the impact that British literature has had on the social, political, and intellectual development of countries. There are distinct chapters that trace the development in English language from Beowulf to the post-modern works of Angela Carter and Seamus Heaney. The book also discusses the poetry of the Irish and British. It also includes a new chapter on the prose of the late 20th century.

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