A history of English literature

About this eBook

Author

Albert, Edward, 1890-1944

Title

A history of English literature : A practical text-book

Original Publication

United States: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1923.

Credits

Tim Lindell, Karin Spence. Barger Richardson Library (Oakland City University) and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

English literature -- History and criticism

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 70731

Release Date

May 10, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
5. 5.CHAPTER I THE OLD ENGLISH PERIOD — THE BEGINNINGS — THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND — LITERARY FEATURES OF THE PERIOD — THE LANGUAGE — BEOWULF — OTHER POETRY — PROSE — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE — EXERCISES
6. 6.CHAPTER II THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD — THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1050–1350) — STATE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE — LITERARY FEATURES OF THE AGE — POETRY — PROSE — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF STYLE IN POETRY — EXERCISES
7. 7.CHAPTER III THE AGE OF CHAUCER — THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1350–1450) — LITERARY FEATURES OF THE AGE — GEOFFREY CHAUCER (1340–1400) — OTHER POETS — PROSE-WRITERS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE — EXERCISES
8. 8.CHAPTER IV FROM CHAUCER TO SPENSER — THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1450–1550) — LITERARY FEATURES OF THE AGE — POETRY — PROSE-WRITERS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE — EXERCISES
9. 9.CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH — TIME-CHART OF THE CHIEF AUTHORS — THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1550–1630) — LITERARY FEATURES OF THE AGE — EDMUND SPENSER (1552–99) — OTHER POETS — PRE-SHAKESPEARIAN DRAMA: THE UNIVERSITY WITS — WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564–1616) — POST-SHAKESPEARIAN DRAMA — THE ENGLISH BIBLE: THE AUTHORIZED VERSION — FRANCIS BACON, BARON VERULAM, VISCOUNT ST. ALBANS (1561–1626) — OTHER PROSE-WRITERS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE — EXERCISES
10. 10.CHAPTER VI THE AGE OF MILTON — TIME-CHART OF THE CHIEF AUTHORS — THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1630–60) — LITERARY FEATURES OF THE AGE — JOHN MILTON (1608–74) — OTHER POETS — DRAMA — SIR THOMAS BROWNE (1605–82) — OTHER PROSE-WRITERS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE — EXERCISES
11. 11.CHAPTER VII THE AGE OF DRYDEN — TIME-CHART OF THE CHIEF AUTHORS — THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1660–1700) — THE NEW CLASSICISM — JOHN DRYDEN (1631–1700) — RESTORATION COMEDY — OTHER COMEDY-WRITERS — RESTORATION TRAGEDY — POETRY — PROSE-WRITERS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE — EXERCISES
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII THE AGE OF POPE — TIME-CHART OF THE CHIEF AUTHORS — THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1700–50) — THE AGE OF PROSE — JONATHAN SWIFT (1667–1745) — JOSEPH ADDISON (1672–1718) — SIR RICHARD STEELE (1672–1729) — DANIEL DEFOE (1659–1731) — OTHER PROSE-WRITERS — ALEXANDER POPE (1688–1744) — OTHER POETS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE — EXERCISES
13. 13.CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — TIME-CHART OF THE CHIEF AUTHORS — THE TRANSITION IN POETRY — THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1740–1800) — THE AGE OF TRANSITION — SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709–84) — JAMES THOMSON (1700–48) — OLIVER GOLDSMITH (1728–74) — OTHER TRANSITIONAL POETS — ROBERT BURNS (1759–96) — OTHER POETS OF THE NEW SCHOOL — SAMUEL RICHARDSON (1689–1761) — HENRY FIELDING (1707–54) — OTHER NOVELISTS — EDWARD GIBBON (1737–94) — OTHER HISTORIANS — EDMUND BURKE (1729–97) — OTHER PROSE-WRITERS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE — EXERCISES
14. 14.CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — TIME-CHART OF THE CHIEF AUTHORS — THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1790–1830) — THE RETURN TO NATURE — WILLIAM WORDSWORTH (1770–1850) — SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE (1772–1834) — LORD BYRON (1788–1824) — PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY (1792–1822) — JOHN KEATS (1795–1821) — OTHER POETS — WALTER SCOTT (1771–1832) — JANE AUSTEN (1775–1817) — OTHER NOVELISTS — CHARLES LAMB (1775–1834) — THOMAS DE QUINCEY (1785–1859) — WILLIAM HAZLITT (1778–1830) — OTHER WRITERS OF MISCELLANEOUS PROSE — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE — EXERCISES
15. 15.CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — TIME-CHART OF THE CHIEF AUTHORS — THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND — LITERARY FEATURES OF THE AGE — ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON (1809–92) — ROBERT BROWNING (1812–89) — OTHER POETS — CHARLES DICKENS (1812–70) — WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY (1811–63) — GEORGE MEREDITH (1828–1909) — OTHER NOVELISTS — THOMAS CARLYLE (1795–1881) — THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY (1800–59) — JOHN RUSKIN (1819–1900) — OTHER WRITERS OF MISCELLANEOUS PROSE — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE — EXERCISES
16. 16.CHAPTER XII THE POST-VICTORIAN AGE — THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1890–1920) — LITERARY FEATURES OF THE AGE — THOMAS HARDY — JOSEPH CONRAD (1857–1924) — HERBERT GEORGE WELLS — OTHER NOVELISTS — GEORGE BERNARD SHAW — OTHER DRAMATISTS — WRITERS OF MISCELLANEOUS PROSE — THE POETS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE
17. 17.GENERAL QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES
18. 18.APPENDIX I GENERAL TABLES — I. PROSE FORMS — II. THE NOVEL — III. THE ESSAY — IV. PROSE STYLE — V. THE DRAMA — VI. POETICAL FORMS — VII. MISCELLANEOUS FORMS (PROSE AND POETRY) — VIII. CHIEF METRICAL FORMS: PART I — IX. CHIEF METRICAL FORMS: PART II
19. 19.APPENDIX II BIBLIOGRAPHY — I. GENERAL WORKS — II. BIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM
20. 20.INDEX TO EXTRACTS
21. 21.GENERAL INDEX — FOOTNOTES:

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