The Short Oxford History of English Literature

Author: Andrew SandersPublisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2007Language: EnglishPages: 756ISBN/UPC (if available): 019567264X DescriptionThis third edition has been revised and updated for a 21st century reader, incorporating discussion of a greater number of female and contemporary authors. The Short Oxford History of English Literature provides a comprehensive and authoritative introductory guide to the literature of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day, including a full treatment of Irish, Scottish, and Welsh writing in English. The chapters are arranged chronologically, covering all major periods of English literature from Old English to the post-war era, including the medieval period, the Renaissance, Shakespeare, the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Romanticism, the Victorians, Modernism, and Postmodernism. In addition to a detailed discussion of al major figures and their works, Andrew Sanders examines throughout the relationship between the l