A Brief History Of English Literature
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A Brief History of English Literature provides a lively introductory guide to English literature from Beowulf to the present day. The authors write in their characteristically lucid style which enables the reader to engage fully with the narrative and easily understand the texts in relation to the social, political and cultural contexts in which they were written. A masterpiece of clarity and compression, this book is a must have for anyone interested in the history of literature from the British Isles.
E-Book Information
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Year: 2,002
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Pages: 183
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Pages In File: 183
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Language: English
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Topic: 108
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Identifier: 9780333791776,0333791770
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Ddc: 821
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Lcc: PR83 .P43 2002
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Org File Size: 91,270,293
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Extension: pdf
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Tags:
Литературоведение
Изучение зарубежной литературы
Литература Англии
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Toc: Preface......Page 3 Acknowledgements......Page 5 1. Old English......Page 6 2. Middle English Literature......Page 13 3. Sixteenth-Century Poetry and Prose......Page 23 4. Shakespeare......Page 32 5. Renaissance and Restoration drama......Page 42 6. Seventeenth-Century Poetry and Prose......Page 51 7. The Eighteenth Century......Page 63 8. The Novel: The First Hundred Years......Page 72 9. The Romantic Period......Page 81 10. Victorian Literature......Page 90