A complete chronicle of the literature of the British Isles, from Beowulf to the beginning of the third millennium--all in one volume. This classic work of literary history has now been updated to cover new developments in writing over the past 20 years. Not only does it provide an encyclopedic survey, but also a personal, chronological interpretation of the English tradition with an emphasis on the continuity of major literary forms and on the ways in which important figures transform the art. The many literary genres, themes, and authors that receive a fascinating analysis include The Epic; Chaucer; Two Versions of the Pastoral; The Sonnet; Spenser's Garden; Shakespeare; Revenge Tragedy; Restoration Comedy; Inventing the Novel; Gothic Follies; Wordsworth and Coleridge; and Imagination and Fiction.
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Peter Conrad is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Fellow of All Souls. He has taught English Literature at Christ Church, Oxford, since 1973. he has lectured widely in America, and contributed articles and reviews to magazines and journals on both sides of the Atlantic. His books include The Victorian Treasure-House, Shandyism and Imagining America.
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