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

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

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Number of Chapters: 64

Length: 24 hours and 41 minutes

Language: English

This book, which presents the whole splendid history of English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the close of the Victorian Era, has three specific aims. The first is to create or to encourage in every student the desire to read the best books, and to know literature itself rather than what has been written about literature. The second is to interpret literature both personally and historically, that is, to show how a great book generally reflects not only the author's life and thought but also the spirit of the age and the ideals of the nation's history. The third aim is to show, by a study of each successive period, how our literature has steadily developed from its first simple songs and stories to its present complexity in prose and poetry. (From the Preface by William J. Long)

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Preface (Tony Oliva)
Chapter 1 - The Meaning of Literature (Tony Oliva)
Chapter 2 - THE ANGLO-SAXON OR OLD-ENGLISH PERIOD (450-1050) (Tony Oliva)
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Chapter 3 - THE ANGLO-NORMAN PERIOD (1066-1350) (Tony Oliva)
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Chapter 4 - THE AGE OF CHAUCER (1350-1400) (Tony Oliva)
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Chapter 5 - THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING (1400-1550) (Tony Oliva)
Chapter 6 - THE AGE OF ELIZABETH (1550-1620) (Tony Oliva)
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Chapter 7 - THE PURITAN AGE (1620-1660) (Tony Oliva)
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Chapter 8 - PERIOD OF THE RESTORATION (1660-1700) (Tony Oliva)
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Chapter 9 - EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE (1700-1800) (Tony Oliva)
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Chapter 10 - THE AGE OF ROMANTICISM (1800-1850) (Tony Oliva)
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Chapter 11 - THE VICTORIAN AGE (1850-1900) (Tony Oliva)
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