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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 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.
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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