English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History

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Coppée, Henry, 1821-1895

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English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction

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English

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PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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English literature -- History and criticism

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15176

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15176

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February 26, 2005

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History. — Designed as a Manual of Instruction . — Henry Coppée, LL.D., President of the Lehigh University. — Second Edition. Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger. 1873.
2. 2.To the Right Reverend William Bacon Stevens, D.D., LL.D., Bishop Of Pennsylvania.
3. 3.Preface
4. 4.Contents — Chapter I. — The Historical Scope of the Subject. — Chapter II. — Literature a Teacher of History. Celtic Remains. — Chapter III. — Anglo-Saxon Literature and History. — Chapter IV. — The Venerable Bede and the Saxon Chronicle. — Chapter V. — The Norman Conquest and Its Earliest Literature. — Chapter VI. — The Morning Twilight of English Literature. — Chapter VII. — Chaucer, and the Early Reformation. — Chapter VIII. — Chaucer (Continued).—Reforms in Religion and Society. — Chapter IX. — Chaucer (Continued).—Progress of Society, and of Language. — Chapter X. — The Barren Period Between Chaucer and Spenser. — Chapter XI. — Spenser and the Elizabethan Age. — Chapter XII. — Illustrations of the History in the Faerie Queene. — Chapter XIII. — The English Drama. — Chapter XIV. — William Shakspeare. — Chapter XV. — William Shakspeare (Continued). — Chapter XVI. — Bacon, and the Rise of the New Philosophy. — Chapter XVII. — The English Bible. — Chapter XVIII. — John Milton, and the English Commonwealth. — Chapter XIX. — The Poetry of Milton. — Chapter XX. — Cowley, Butler, and Walton. — Chapter XXI. — Dryden, and the Restored Stuarts. — Chapter XXII. — The Religious Literature of the Great Rebellion and of the Restoration. — Chapter XXIII. — The Drama of the Restoration. — Chapter XXIV. — Pope, and the Artificial School. — Chapter XXV. — Addison, and the Reign of Queen Anne. — Chapter XXVI. — Steele and Swift. — Chapter XXVII. — The Rise and Progress of Modern Fiction. — Chapter XXVIII. — Sterne, Goldsmith, and Mackenzie. — Chapter XXIX. — The Historical Triad in the Sceptical Age. — Chapter XXX. — Samuel Johnson and His Times. — Chapter XXXI. — The Literary Forgers in the Antiquarian Age. — Chapter XXXII. — Poetry of the Transition School. — Chapter XXXIII. — The Later Drama. — Chapter XXXIV. — The New Romantic Poetry: Scott. — Chapter XXXV. — The New Romantic Poetry: Byron and Moore. — Chapter XXXVI. — The New Romantic Poetry (Continued). — Chapter XXXVII. — Wordsworth, and the Lake School. — Chapter XXXVIII. — The Reaction in Poetry. — Chapter XXXIX. — The Later Historians. — Chapter XL. — The Later Novelists as Social Reformers. — Chapter XLI. — The Later Writers. — Chapter XLII. — English Journalism. — English Literature
5. 5.Chapter I. — The Historical Scope of the Subject. — Literature and Science.
6. 6.Chapter II. — Literature a Teacher of History. Celtic Remains. — The Uses of Literature.
7. 7.Chapter III. — Anglo-Saxon Literature and History. — The Lineage of the Anglo-Saxon.
8. 8.Chapter IV. — The Venerable Bede and the Saxon Chronicle. — Biography.
9. 9.Chapter V. — The Norman Conquest and Its Earliest Literature. — Norman Rule. — Other Principal Latin Chroniclers of the Early Norman Period. — Other Norman Writers of the Twelfth Century.
10. 10.Chapter VI. — The Morning Twilight of English Literature. — Semi-saxon Literature. — Other Writers of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries, Who Preceded Chaucer.
11. 11.Chapter VII. — Chaucer, and the Early Reformation. — The Beginning of a New Era.
12. 12.Chapter VIII. — Chaucer, (Continued.)—Reforms in Religion and Society. — Historical Facts.
13. 13.Chapter IX. — Chaucer (Continued.)—Progress of Society, and of Languages. — Social Life. — Other Writers of the Period of Chaucer.
14. 14.Chapter X. — The Barren Period Between Chaucer and Spenser. — The Study of Greek Literature. — Other Writers of the Period.
15. 15.Chapter XI. — Spenser and the Elizabethan Age. — The Great Change.
16. 16.Chapter XII. — Illustrations of the History in the Faerie Queene. — The Faerie Queene. — Other Writers of the Age of Spenser.
17. 17.Chapter XIII. — The English Drama. — Origin of the English Drama. — Other Dramatic Writers before Shakspeare.
18. 18.Chapter XIV. — William Shakspeare. — The Power of Shakspeare.
19. 19.Chapter XV. — William Shakspeare, (Continued.) — The Grounds of His Fame. — Other Dramatic Writers of the Age of Shakspeare.
20. 20.Chapter XVI. — Bacon, and the Rise of the New Philosophy. — Birth and Early Life of Bacon.
21. 21.Chapter XVII. — The English Bible. — Early Versions of the Scriptures.
22. 22.Chapter XVIII. — John Milton, and the English Commonwealth. — Historical Facts.
23. 23.Chapter XIX. — The Poetry of Milton. — The Blind Poet.
24. 24.Chapter XX. — Cowley, Butler, and Walton. — Cowley and Milton. — Samuel Butler. — Izaak Walton. — Other Writers of the Age.
25. 25.Chapter XXI. — Dryden, and the Restored Stuarts. — The Court of Charles II.
26. 26.Chapter XXII. — The Religious Literature of the Great Rebellion and of the Restoration. — The English Divines. — Other Theological Writers. — Diarists and Antiquarians.
27. 27.Chapter XXIII. — The Drama of the Restoration. — The License of the Age. — Tragedy.
28. 28.Chapter XXIV. — Pope, and the Artificial School. — Other Writers of the Period.
29. 29.Chapter XXV. — Addison, and the Reign of Queen Anne. — The Character of the Age.
30. 30.Chapter XXVI. — Steele and Swift. — Other Writers of the Age.
31. 31.Chapter XXVII. — The Rise and Progress of Modern Fiction. — The New Age.
32. 32.Chapter XXVIII. — Sterne, Goldsmith, and Mackenzie. — The Subjective School.
33. 33.Chapter XXIX. — The Historical Triad in the Sceptical Age. — The Sceptical Age. — Other Contributors to History.
34. 34.Chapter XXX. — Samuel Johnson and His Times. — Early Life and Career.
35. 35.Chapter XXXI. — The Literary Forgers in the Antiquarian Age. — The Eighteenth Century.
36. 36.Chapter XXXII. — Poetry of the Transition School. — The Transition Period. — Other Writers of the Transition School.
37. 37.Chapter XXXIII. — The Later Drama. — The Progress of the Drama. — Other Humorists and Dramatists of the Period. — Other Writers on Various Subjects.
38. 38.Chapter XXXIV. — The New Romantic Poetry: Scott.
39. 39.Chapter XXXV. — The New Romantic Poetry: Byron and Moore.
40. 40.Chapter XXXVI. — The New Romantic Poetry (Continued). — Robert Burns. — Other Writers of the Period.
41. 41.Chapter XXXVII. — Wordsworth, and the Lake School. — The New School.
42. 42.Chapter XXXVIII. — The Reaction in Poetry. — Tennyson and the Brownings. — Other Poets of the Latest Period.
43. 43.Chapter XXXIX. — The Later Historians. — New Materials. — Other Historians of the Latest Period.
44. 44.Chapter XL. — The Later Novelists as Social Reformers.
45. 45.Chapter XLI. — The Later Writers. — Other Novelists. — Writers on Science and Philosophy.
46. 46.Chapter XLII. — English Journalism.
47. 47.Index of Authors — The End.
48. 48.Footnotes

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