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English Literature in Context

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ISBN-10: 0521549280

ISBN-13: 9780521549288

Edition: 2008

Authors: Paul Poplawski

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Comprehensive and accessible, this textbook supports the study of English literature from the Middle Ages to the present, and is designed as a main resource for all English Literature students. The book is carefully structured for undergraduate use, with a rich range of illustrations and textboxes that enhance and summarise vital background material. The seven chronological chapters are written by a team of expert contributors who are also highly experienced teachers with a clear sense of the requirements of the undergraduate English curriculum. Each analyses a major historical period, surveying and documenting the cultural contexts that have shaped English literature, and focusing on key…    
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Book details

List price: $41.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/8/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 704
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 3.080
Language: English

List of illustrations
Notes on contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Medieval English, 500-1500
Chronology
Historical overview
Literary overview
Texts and issues
Readings
Reference
The Renaissance, 1485-1660
Chronology
Historical overview
Literary overview
Texts and issues
Readings
Reference
The Restoration and eighteenth century, 1660-1780
Chronology
Historical overview
Literary overview
Texts and issues
Readings
Reference
The Romantic period, 1780-1832
Chronology
Historical overview
Literary overview
Texts and issues
Readings
Reference
The Victorian age, 1832-1901
Chronology
Historical overview
Literary overview
Texts and issues
Readings
Reference
The twentieth century, 1901-1939
Chronology
Historical overview
Literary overview
Texts and issues
Readings
Reference
The twentieth century, 1939-2004
Chronology
Historical overview
Literary overview
Texts and issues
Readings
Reference
Index