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Foundation Ser.: History of English Literature by Michael Alexander (2000, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan

ISBN-100333672267

ISBN-139780333672266

eBay Product ID (ePID)1747423

Product Key Features

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHistory of English Literature

Publication Year2000

SubjectEuropean / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism

AuthorMichael Alexander

SeriesFoundation Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight26.5 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN00-042201

Reviews"If I had my way, every student of English would be supplied with a copy of this book." -Gary Day, Times Higher Education Supplement "...written in a wonderfully accessible, perceptive style..." -Bel Mooney, Books & Company "...new, lively and concise History...is essential reading, offering reliable and lively introductions to all the authors for study..." -The English Review, "If I had my way, every student of English would be supplied with a copy of this book." -Gary Day,Times Higher Education Supplement "...written in a wonderfully accessible, perceptive style..." -Bel Mooney,Books & Company "...new, lively and concise History...is essential reading, offering reliable and lively introductions to all the authors for study..." -The English Review, "If I had my way, every student of English would be supplied with a copy of this book." Gary Day, Times Higher Education Supplement "...written in a wonderfully accessible, perceptive style..." Bel Mooney, Books & Company "...new, lively and concise History...is essential reading, offering reliable and lively introductions to all the authors for study..." The English Review

TitleLeadingA

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal820.9

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentIntroduction *Part I: Medieval* Old English Literature to 1100 * Middle English Literature 1066-1500 *Part II: Tudor and Stuart* Tudor Literature 1500-1603 * Shakespeare and the Drama * Stuart Literature to 1700 *Part III: Augustan and Romantic* Augustan Literature to 1790 * The Romantics 1790-1837 *Part IV: Victorian Literature to 1880* The Age and its Sages * Poetry * Fiction * Late Victorian Literature 1880-1900 *Part V: The Twentieth Century* Ends and Beginnings: 1901-1919 * From Post-War to Post-War: 1920-1955 * New Beginnings: 1955-80 Introduction *Part I: Medieval* Old English Literature to 1100 * Middle English Literature 1066-1500 *Part II: Tudor and Stuart* Tudor Literature 1500-1603 * Shakespeare and the Drama * Stuart Literature to 1700 *Part III: Augustan and Romantic* Augustan Literature to 1790 * The Romantics 1790-1837 *Part IV: Victorian Literature to 1880* The Age and its Sages * Poetry * Fiction * Late Victorian Literature 1880-1900 *Part V: The Twentieth Century* Ends and Beginnings: 1901-1919 * From Post-War to Post-War: 1920-1955 * New Beginnings: 1955-80

SynopsisA History of English Literature received exceptional reviews. The second edition will command a similar welcome. Tracing the development of one of the world's richest literatures from the Old English period until the present day, the narrative discusses all major authors but never loses its clarity or its verve. Revised and updated throughout, the second edition adds new names, new titles and new secondary reading to reflect fresh developments in literature and society, and bring the reader up to the present day. Features include: an overview of each chapter, quotations to illustrate literary texts discussed, boxed tables of publications and historical events, on-page definitions of key terms and concepts, boxed biographies of authors, portraits, illustrations, index and maps. A History of English Literature is the essential companion for anyone wishing to follow the unfolding of English writing through thirteen centuries. It will serve those who know a few landmark texts, but little of the landscape that surrounds them; those who want to know what English literature consists of; and those who simply want to read its story. Book jacket., A History of English Literatureprovides a comprehensive survey of one of the richest and oldest literatures in the world. Presented as a narrative, and usable as a work of reference, this text offers an account of literature from the beginnings of English until the present day. The author begins by examining the scope of such a history in terms of time, place, and the meaning of "English". The classical status of any particular work is open to challenge, and the notion of classical status itself is explored. The text is unrivalled in its use of pedagogical features and exhibits, offering invaluable insights into particular works, authors' biographies, and literary periods.

LC Classification NumberPR83.A44 2000