The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature

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THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
EDITED BY PAT ROGERS
'scholarly and enthusiastic people have written inspiring essays that
induce an eagerness in their readers to return to the writers they admire'
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 its
first stirrings in Anglo-Saxon poetry to the present day. At its heart towers the
figure of 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 Edward Bond.
The profuse illustrations were chosen by... Tovább

Fülszöveg

THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
EDITED BY PAT ROGERS
'scholarly and enthusiastic people have written inspiring essays that
induce an eagerness in their readers to return to the writers they admire'
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 its
first stirrings in Anglo-Saxon poetry to the present day. At its heart towers the
figure of 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 Edward Bond.
The profuse illustrations were 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 additional aspects of our literary history—
social, political, and personal.
The contributors—all experts in their chosen areas—have succeeded in
weaving together the complex strands of English literature into a highly
readable narrative, accessible to the general reader and the student alike. Vissza