Introduction To The History Of English Literature
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Introduction to the History of English Literature
Author | : Robert DEMAUS |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 1860 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : BL:A0018210245 |
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Introduction to the History of English Literature
Author | : Robert Demaus |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 1862 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:614289536 |
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The History of English
Author | : Stephan Gramley |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 455 |
Release | : 2012-03-15 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781136592683 |
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The History of English: An Introduction provides a chronological analysis of the linguistic, social, and cultural development of the English language from before its establishment in Britain around the year 450 to the present. Each chapter represents a new stage in the development of the language from Old English through Middle English to Modern Global English, all illustrated with a rich and diverse selection of primary texts showing changes in language resulting from contact, conquest and domination, and the expansion of English around the world. The History of English goes beyond the usual focus on English in the UK and the USA to include the wider global course of the language during and following the Early Modern English period. This perspective therefore also includes a historical review of English in its pidgin and creole varieties and as a native and/or second language in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. Designed to be user-friendly, The History of English contains: chapter introductions and conclusions to assist study over 80 textual examples demonstrating linguistic change, accompanied by translations and/or glosses where appropriate study questions on the social, cultural and linguistic background of the chapter topics further reading from key texts to extend or deepen the focus nearly 100 supporting figures, tables, and maps to illuminate the text 16-pages of colour plates depicting exemplary texts, relevant artefacts, and examples of language usage, including Germanic runes, the opening page of Beowulf, the New England Primer, and the Treaty of Waitangi. The companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/gramley supports the textbook and features: an extended view of major aspects of language development as well as synopses of material dealt with in a range of chapters in the book further sample texts, including examples from Chaucer, numerous Early Modern English texts from a wide variety of fields, and twenty-first-century novels additional exercises to help users expand their insights and apply background knowledge an interactive timeline of important historical events and developments with linked encyclopaedic entries audio clips providing examples of a wide range of accents The History of English is essential reading for any student of the English language.
History of English Literature Vol 1 3
Author | : Hippolyte Taine |
Publsiher | : e-artnow |
Total Pages | : 1490 |
Release | : 2021-11-24 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : EAN:4066338118875 |
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The History of the English Literature was an epoch-changing book of its time, as it invested in presenting a scientific analysis and a complete structure overview of this subject. The book starts with the prehistorical notes on the conditions of the British Isles that favored the early development of literary art. A reader gets a systematic account of the Saxon and Norman literature, the Renaissance developments, the life and influence of Shakespeare. The second volume gives an insight into the literature of the early protestant era, featuring such personalities as John Bunyan and Milton. Further, a reader finds an account of the Classic age with Dryden, Sir William Temple, Sir John Denham, Addison, Swift, and numerous novel writers William Hogarth, Samuel Richardson, and others. The third volume deals with the representatives of what was later called the beginning of the Golden Age of British Literature. The author analyzes the works of Byron, Thackeray, Macaulay, and Carlyle._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_
The Broadview Introduction to Book History
Author | : Michelle Levy,Tom Mole |
Publsiher | : Broadview Press |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2017-04-30 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781460406038 |
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Book history has emerged in the last twenty years as one of the most important new fields of interdisciplinary study. It has produced new interpretations of major historical events, has made possible new approaches to history, literature, media, and culture, and presents a distinctive historical perspective on current debates about the future of the book. The Broadview Introduction to Book History provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to this field. Written in a lively, accessible style, chapters on materiality, textuality, printing and reading, intermediality, and remediation guide readers through numerous key concepts, illustrated with examples from literary texts and historical documents produced across a wide historical range. An ideal text for undergraduate and graduate courses in book history, it offers a road map to this dynamic inter-disciplinary field.
A Short History of English Literature
Author | : Harry Blamires |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 493 |
Release | : 2013-02-28 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781134942091 |
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First published in 2012. This work of introduction is designed to escort the reader through some six centuries of English literature. It begins in the fourteenth century at the point at which the language written in our country is recognizably our own, and ends in the 1950s. It is a compact survey, summing up the substance and quality of the individual achievements that make up our literature. The aim is to leave the reader informed about each writer’s main output, sensitive to the special character of his gifts, and aware of his place in the story of our literature as a whole.
A Brief History of English Literature
Author | : John Peck,Martin Coyle |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2017-07-06 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781350309531 |
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This new edition of an established text provides a succinct and up-to-date historical overview of the story of English literature. Focusing on how writing both reflects and challenges the periods in which it is produced, John Peck and Martin Coyle combine close readings of key texts with recent critical thinking on the interaction of literary works and culture. Providing a lively introductory guide to English literature from Beowulf to the present day, the authors write in their characteristically lucid and accessible style. A true masterpiece of clarity and compression, this is essential reading for undergraduate students coming across the vast areas of English literature for the first time and looking for a way of making critical sense of the texts being studied. In addition, the concise nature and narrative structure of this book makes it excellent reading for general readers. New to this Edition: - Revised chapter on twentieth century literature - Complete new chapter on twenty-first century literature - Updated Chronology and Further Reading section
A History of English Literature
Author | : Alastair Fowler |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 395 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Engelska litteraturen Medeltiden |
ISBN | : OCLC:271419658 |
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