Outline History Of English And American Literature

Excerpt from Outline History of English and American Literature: For Use in Colleges and Schools It has been ray object to compress into this book the minimum of what every young person should know of the literature of our own country and England, even if his education is strictly scientific. I believe that specializing in any one period is more likely to prove fruitful and of benefit to the student if preceded by a general review of the development of thought and expression in the English-speaking peoples. The book is intended as a text-book for a course of three hours a week for a school year of thirty-three weeks. As a rule I have aimed at keeping the biographical matter and the critical matter in separate paragraphs, in order that the teacher may use his discretion in requiring biographical matter to be memorized (for there must be a certain amount of drudgery insisted on in the study of literature) and critical matter merely to be read. I have, however, endeavored to keep in view the needs and limitations of a text-book, and have omitted many names that would find a place in a manual or pocket encyclopedia. American literature is treated on a fuller plan than is English literature, the object being to make one book and one course suffice for an introduction to both subjects. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD (1525 to 1634) Historical References Froude, J. A. History of England. (To be used with caution.) Green, J. R. Short History of the English People. Creighton, M. Age of Klizabeth. 1879. Creighton, M. Tudors and the Reformation, 1485-1603. Rye, W. B. England as seen by Foreigners in the Hays of Elizabeth and James I. 1865. Church, R. W. Life of Bacon and Life of Spenser. (E. M. L.) Froude, J. A. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century. Froude, J. A. Hivorce of Catharine of Aragon. Prothero, G. W. (Ed.) Select Statutes and Other Constitutional Documents illustrative of the Reigns of Elizabeth and James I. 2d ed. Hinds, A. B. The Making of the England of Elizabeth. Beesley, E. S. Queen Elizabeth. 1892. Henry VIII. died in 1547. The short reigns of his son Edward VI. and his daughter Mary were followed by the Historical DEGREES0IiS reign of his daughter Elizabeth (1558Sketoh. 1603). The Scotch Stuart, James I., occupied the throne from 1603 to 1625, and his son Charles I. succeeded him. From the literary point of view the culmination of the period lies between the years 1590 and 1610, as Shakespeare's greatest works were produced then. But the preceding years were preparatory, the forces were gathering, and their influence was continued after the death of the preeminent genius who gave them the fullest expression. Milton's " Comus " was presented in 1634, and may be regarded as the last great literary production of the age. The later years of the reign of Charles I. may fairly be put in the Puritan age because the Puritan spirit became dominant before the execution of the king and the establishment of the Commonwealth. During this period England became Protestant, and, although historically the working of the...

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