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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This text focuses on writers who are English, rather than who write in English, and deliberately concentrates on those most likely to be studied. Its aim is to explore texts' interaction with their historical context; it therefore provides historical details as well as summaries and interpretations of literary texts. It introduces complex ideas in a style that will be easily understood. A well-structured, uncluttered and balanced account of English literary history. no reviews | add a review
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. No library descriptions found. |
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