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English Literature
Its History and Its Significance
for the Life of
the English Speaking World
by William J. Long
Styled by
LimpidSoft
Contents
PREFACE
OVERVIEW
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION—THE MEANING
OF LITERATURE
CHAPTER II. THE ANGLO-SAXON OR OLD-
ENGLISH PERIOD (450-1050)
OUR FIRST POETRY
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANGLO-SAXON LIFE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHRISTIAN WRITERS OF THE ANGLO-SAXON
PERIOD
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DECLINE OF NORTHUMBRIAN LITERATURE.
.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER III. THE ANGLO-NORMAN PERIOD
(1066-1350)
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
. . . . . . . . . . .
LITERATURE OF THE NORMAN PERIOD
. . . .
CHAPTER IV. THE AGE OF CHAUCER (1350-1400)
THE NEW NATIONAL LIFE AND LITERATURE
CHAUCER’S CONTEMPORARIES
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BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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CHAPTER V. THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING (1400-
1550)
HISTORY OF THE PERIOD
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
LITERATURE OF THE REVIVAL
. . . . . . . . .
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER VI. THE AGE OF ELIZABETH (1550-1620)
HISTORY OF THE PERIOD
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
THE NON-DRAMATIC POETS OF THE ELIZA-
BETHAN AGE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THE FIRST ENGLISH DRAMATISTS
. . . . . . .
PERIODS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
DRAMA
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE (1564-1593)
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SHAKESPEARE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THE PROSE WRITERS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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CHAPTER VII. THE PURITAN AGE (1620-1660)
HISTORICAL SUMMARY
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
LITERATURE OF THE PURITAN PERIOD
. . .
PROSE WRITERS OF THE PURITAN PERIOD
MINOR PROSE WRITERS
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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CHAPTER VIII. PERIOD OF THE RESTORATION
(1660-1700)
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THE AGE OF FRENCH INFLUENCE
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CHAPTER IX. EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERA-
TURE (1700-1800)
AUGUSTAN OR CLASSIC AGE
. . . . . . . . . . .
THE REVIVAL OF ROMANTIC POETRY
. . . . .
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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CHAPTER X. THE AGE OF ROMANTICISM (1800-
1850)
THE SECOND CREATIVE PERIOD OF ENGLISH
LITERATURE
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THE POETS OF ROMANTICISM
. . . . . . . . . .
PROSE WRITERS OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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CHAPTER XI. THE VICTORIAN AGE (1850-1900)
THE MODERN PERIOD OF PROGRESS AND
UNREST
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THE POETS OF THE VICTORIAN AGE
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THE NOVELISTS OF THE VICTORIAN AGE
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ESSAYISTS OF THE VICTORIAN AGE
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APPENDIX
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GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
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CHRONOLOGY
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