English Literature Contributor(s): Long, William J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1503203859 ISBN-13: 9781503203853 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1922 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - History | Eastern Europe - General - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" (1.14 lbs) 388 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book, which presents the whole splendid history of English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the close of the Victorian Era, has three specific aims. The first is to create or to encourage in every student the desire to read the best books, and to know literature itself rather than what has been written about literature. The second is to interpret literature both personally and historically, that is, to show how a great book generally reflects not only the author's life and thought but also the spirit of the age and the ideals of the nation's history. The third aim is to show, by a study of each successive period, how our literature has steadily developed from its first simple songs and stories to its present complexity in prose and poetry. |