Sanders: The Short Oxford History Of English Literature
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Жанр : Oxford University Press
Издательство : Oxford University Press
Год издания : 2004
Аннотация:
- The most comprehensive and scholarly history of English Literature on the market. — Explores the full range of English literature from Anglo-Saxon through to the present day — Now revised and updated for the twenty-first century reader New to this edition — Additional material on female writers such as Marjory Kempe and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu — New entries on contemporary authors including Malcolm Lowry, Patrick O'Brien, Colm Toibin and Matthew Kneale — Revised and updated bibliography The Short Oxford History of English Literature is the most comprehensive and scholarly history of English literature on the market. It offers an introductory guide to the literature of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day in eleven chapters covering all the major periods of English literature chronologically. Professor Sanders provides detailed analysis of the major writers and their works and examines the impact of British literature on contemporary political, social and intellectual developments. This third edition has been revised and updated for a 21st century reader, incorporating discussion of a greater number of female and contemporary authors.