A history of English literature
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A history of English literature
（Palgrave foundations）
Palgrave, c2000
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Professor Michael Alexander's "History of English Literature" provides 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 year 2000. 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 insights into particular works, authors' biographies and literary periods.
Table of Contents
Introduction - PART ONE: MEDIEVAL - Old English Literature to 1100 - Middle English Literature 1066-1500 - PART TWO: TUDOR AND STUART - Tudor Literature 1500-1603 - Shakespeare and the Drama - Stuart Literature to 1700 - PART THREE: AUGUSTAN AND ROMANTIC - Augustan Literature to 1790 - The Romantics 1790-1837 - PART FOUR: VICTORIAN LITERATURE TO 1880 - The Age and its Sages - Poetry - Fiction - Late Victorian Literature 1880-1900 - PART FIVE: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY - Ends and Beginnings: 1901-1919 - From Post-War to Post-War: 1920-1955 - New Beginnings: 1955-80 - Postcript on the Current - Bibliography - Glossary - Index
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