Growth of English Literature
Contents: Preface. 1. English literature and English history. 2. Beginning to the Norman conquest. 3. Making of the literature. 4. Norman conquest to Chaucer. 5. Age of Chaucer. 6. William Langland. 7. Geoffrey Chaucer. 8. Period of the Italian influence. 9. Beginning of the English renaissance. 10. Entrance of the new learning into literature. 11. Culmination of the English renaissance. 12. Edmund Spenser. 13. English drama before Shakespeare. 14. William Shakespeare. 15. Richard Hooker. 16. Francis Bacon. 17. John Milton. Index.
This book introduces us to English history and literature. The English constitute an established great nation which forms great colonial empire. They extended their language to almost every nook and corner of the world. They contributed one of the noblest and richest literatures known to history. How have they been able to produce this literature demands serious study? Not because they were naturally fond of talking, like the Gauls, not because they had any peculiar talent for making verses, or any thing for saying graceful or pretty things. As an art form, they made perhaps the best use of literature for strengthening and saving their identities across the world.
This book traces the growth of English literature from its remote origins. It cannot pretend to be a complete record of all the forms and phases of English literature but the authors believes that it contains the most significant selection of those which the authors himself regards as of major interest and importance. (jacket)
This book introduces us to English history and literature. The English constitute an established great nation which forms great colonial empire. They extended their language to almost every nook and corner of the world. They contributed one of the noblest and richest literatures known to history. How have they been able to produce this literature demands serious study? Not because they were naturally fond of talking, like the Gauls, not because they had any peculiar talent for making verses, or any thing for saying graceful or pretty things. As an art form, they made perhaps the best use of literature for strengthening and saving their identities across the world.
This book traces the growth of English literature from its remote origins. It cannot pretend to be a complete record of all the forms and phases of English literature but the authors believes that it contains the most significant selection of those which the authors himself regards as of major interest and importance. (jacket)
