The Oxford illustrated history of english literature

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THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF
ENGLISH LITERATURE
EDITED BY PAT ROGERS
'It's delightful to find contributors who love and enjoy literature it
shows that English literature matters.'
Spectator
'knowledgeably illustrated, fluently related illuminating'
Times Educational Supplement
'the finest general survey of the subject in recent times: elegant,
perceptive, original'
Birmingham Post
'inspiring induces an eagerness to return to the great writers'
The Economist
Britain possesses a literary heritage which is almost unrivalled in the
Western world. In this lavishly illustrated volume, the richness, diversity, and
continuity of that tradition are explored by a group of Britain's foremost
literary scholars.
Chapter by chapter the authors trace the history of English literature, from the
earliest Anglo-Saxon poetry to the present day. At its heart towers
Shakespeare, who is accorded a special chapter to himself. Other major
figures such as Chaucer, Milton,... Tovább

Fülszöveg

THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF
ENGLISH LITERATURE
EDITED BY PAT ROGERS
'It's delightful to find contributors who love and enjoy literature it
shows that English literature matters.'
Spectator
'knowledgeably illustrated, fluently related illuminating'
Times Educational Supplement
'the finest general survey of the subject in recent times: elegant,
perceptive, original'
Birmingham Post
'inspiring induces an eagerness to return to the great writers'
The Economist
Britain possesses a literary heritage which is almost unrivalled in the
Western world. In this lavishly illustrated volume, the richness, diversity, and
continuity of that tradition are explored by a group of Britain's foremost
literary scholars.
Chapter by chapter the authors trace the history of English literature, from the
earliest Anglo-Saxon poetry to the present day. At its heart towers
Shakespeare, who is accorded a special chapter to himself. Other major
figures such as Chaucer, Milton, Donne, Wordsworth, Dickens, Eliot, and
Auden are treated in depth, and the story is brought right up to date with
discussion of living authors such as Seamus Heaney and Harold Pinter.
The illustrations have been chosen by the contributors to exemplify and bring
to life the content and concerns of the text. They range in subject from
manuscripts and book illustrations to works of art and architecture, portraits,
social scenes, landscapes, and caricatures, and illuminate not merely the
material of literature but also the social, political, and personal aspects of our
literary history.
The contributors have succeeded in weaving together the complex strands of
English literature into a highly readable narrative, accessible to the general
reader and student alike. Vissza