TY - BOOK AU - Pramod K. Nayar TI - A short history of English literature SN - 9788175966260 U1 - 820.9 PY - 2009/// CY - Bangalore PB - Foundation Books KW - English literature-History and criticism KW - Renaissance KW - Reformation KW - Romantic age N2 - A History of English Literature is a comprehensive survey, in chronological fashion, of the major periods, authors and movements from Chaucer to the present. Written for undergraduate and postgraduate students in South Asian universities, this History locates authors, genres and developments within their social, political and historical contexts. Informed by contemporary literary and cultural theory, this account also prepares the student for further explorations in particular genres and periods in English literature ER -