The short Oxford history of English literature

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The short Oxford history of English literature / Andrew Sanders.

Sanders, Andrew, 1946- (Author).

Summary:

"The Short Oxford History of English Literature provides a comprehensive and authoritative introductory guide to the literature of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day, including a full treatment of Irish, Scottish, and Welsh writing in English. The chapters are arranged chronologically, covering all major periods of English literature from Old English to the post-war era, including the medieval period, the Renaissance, Shakespeare, the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Romanticism, the Victorians, Modernism, and Postmodernism. In addition to a detailed discussion of all major figures and their works, Andrew Sanders examines throughout the relationship between the literary landscape and wider contemporary social, political, and intellectual developments. This edition contains a range of new entries on important contemporary authors and an increased focus on female writers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as well as a fully updated and revised bibliography."--Book jacket

Record details

ISBN: 0199263388 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 9780199263387 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Physical Description: vii, 756 p. ; 24 cm.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (p. [685]-731) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Old English literature -- Medieval literature 1066-1510 -- Renaissance and Reformation: literature 1510-1610 -- Revolution and restoration: literature 1620-1690 -- Eighteenth-century literature 1690-1780 -- The literature of the Romantic period 17800-1830 -- High Victorian literature 1830-1880 -- Late Victorian and Edwardian literature 1880-1920 -- Modernism and its alternatives: literature 1920-1945 -- Post-war and post-modern literature.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:: 8/24/2011