ENGLISH LITERATURE

About this eBook

Author

Long, William J. (William Joseph), 1867-1952

Title

English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World

Credits

Produced by Kevin Handy, Dave Maddock and PG Distributed Proofreaders

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

English literature -- History and criticism

Category

Text

eBook-No.

10609

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10609

Release Date

January 1, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ENGLISH LITERATURE
2. 2.ITS HISTORY AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE
3. 3.FOR THE LIFE OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING
4. 4.WORLD — A TEXT-BOOK FOR SCHOOLS — BY — WILLIAM J. LONG, PH.D. (Heidelberg)
5. 5.TO
6. 6.MY FRIEND
7. 7.C H T
8. 8.IN GRATITUDE FOR
9. 9.HIS CONTINUED HELP IN THE
10. 10.PREPARATION OF
11. 11.THIS BOOK — PREFACE — CONTENTS
12. 12.CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION--THE MEANING OF LITERATURE
13. 13.CHAPTER II. THE ANGLO-SAXON OR OLD-ENGLISH PERIOD
14. 14.CHAPTER III. THE ANGLO-NORMAN PERIOD
15. 15.CHAPTER IV. THE AGE OF CHAUCER
16. 16.CHAPTER V. THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING
17. 17.CHAPTER VI. THE AGE OF ELIZABETH
18. 18.CHAPTER VII. THE PURITAN AGE
19. 19.CHAPTER VIII. PERIOD OF THE RESTORATION
20. 20.CHAPTER IX. EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE
21. 21.CHAPTER X. THE AGE OF ROMANTICISM
22. 22.CHAPTER XI. THE VICTORIAN AGE
23. 23.INDEX — FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS — CHAPTER I — INTRODUCTION--THE MEANING OF LITERATURE — CHAPTER II — THE ANGLO-SAXON OR OLD-ENGLISH PERIOD (450-1050) — CHAPTER III — THE ANGLO-NORMAN PERIOD (1066-1350) — CHAPTER IV — THE AGE OF CHAUCER (1350-1400) — CHAPTER V — THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING (1400-1550) — CHAPTER VI — THE AGE OF ELIZABETH (1550-1620) — CHAPTER VII — THE PURITAN AGE (1620-1660) — CHAPTER VIII — PERIOD OF THE RESTORATION (1660-1700) — CHAPTER IX — EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE (1700-1800) — CHAPTER X — THE AGE OF ROMANTICISM (1800-1850) — CHAPTER XI — THE VICTORIAN AGE (1850-1900) — GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY — Biography — INDEX

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