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Bezig met laden... The Short Oxford History of English Literature (1994)door Andrew Sanders
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. 2674 The Short Oxford History of English Literature, by Andrew Sanders (read 12 Nov 1994) This is a new reference work, but I read it straight through.The early part--up to about 1700--was tough going, but I enjoyed a lot of the parts that deal with what I know. The very recent spends time on iconoclastic writers which repel me. But there is much discussion of authors I have read or want to read. Reading this suggested much I have not but want to read. A really excellent book, and I am glad I read it cover-to-cover. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The Short Oxford History of English Literature provides in a single volume a comprehensive beginner's guide to the literature of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day.Now established as the leading introduction to English literature, separate chapters trace the development from Beowulf to the `post-modern' fictions of Seamus Heaney and Angela Carter. The History provides detailed discussion of Old and Middle English Literature, the Renaissance, Shakespeare, theseventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Romantics, Victorian and Edwardian literature, Modernism, and post-war writing. Discussions of key writers and works from Anselm and Chaucer to Spencer and Bunyan, and from Swift and Johnson to Dickens and D.H. Lawrence, are combined with analysis of theimpact on literature of contemporary political, social, and intellectual developments. The History looks again at the canon of English literature and provides a fresh assessment of the distinctive contribution of Scottish, Irish, and Welsh writers, and it asks about the future of the canon in thelight of the fragmented condition of British writing in the post-imperial period. This revised edition includes for the first time detailed, chapter-by-chapter guidance on further reading.Lively, accessible, and up-to-date, The Short Oxford History of English Literature will be an invaluable source for general readers and a key textbook for sixth-form students, first year undergraduates, and foreign students of English literature. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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