A History of English Literature

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Author:  Michael Alexander

Edition Statement: 3rd edition

Publisher:  MacMillan Education UK

A History of English Literature has received exceptional reviews. Tracing the development of one of the world’s richest literatures from the Old English period through to the present day, the narrative discusses a wide range of key authors but never loses its clarity or verve.
Building on the book’s established reputation and success, the third edition has been revised and updated throughout. It now provides a full final chapter on the contemporary scene, with more on genres and the impact of globalization

Table of contents

List of Illustrations.

• List of Timelines.
• Acknowledgements.

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 AND BEYOND.

• Ends and Beginnings: 1901-19.
• From Post-War to Post-War: 1920-55.
• New Beginnings: 1955-80.

Contemporaries.

Further Reading.

Index

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