English Literature in Context

Buch | Softcover

754 Seiten

2017 | 2nd Revised edition
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-316-50663-9 (ISBN)

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Primarily for undergraduate students and teachers of English literature, English language, and creative writing, the second edition of this valuable textbook sets the complete span of English literature within its social and historical contexts, from Anglo-Saxon runes to postcolonial rap, in a highly structured, user-friendly and stimulating way.

This is the second edition of English Literature in Context, a popular textbook which provides an essential resource and reference tool for all English literature students. Designed to accompany students throughout their degree course, it offers a detailed narrative survey of the diverse historical and cultural contexts that have shaped the development of English literature, from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. Carefully structured for undergraduate use, the eight chronological chapters are written by a team of expert contributors who are also highly experienced teachers. Each chapter includes a detailed chronology, contextual readings of selected literary texts, annotated suggestions for further reading, a rich range of illustrations and textboxes, and thorough historical and literary overviews. This second edition has been comprehensively revised, with a new chapter on postcolonial literature, a substantially expanded chapter on contemporary literature, and the addition of over two hundred new critical references. Online resources include textboxes, chapter samples, study questions, and chronologies.

Paul Poplawski, formerly of the University of Leicester, where he was Director of Studies at Vaughan College and Senior Lecturer in English, now lives and works as an independent scholar in Austria.

Revised preface; 1. Medieval English, 500–1500 Valerie Allen; 2. The Renaissance, 1485–1660 Andrew Hiscock; 3. The Restoration and eighteenth century, 1660–1780 Lee Morrissey; 4. The Romantic period, 1780–1832 Peter J. Kitson; 5. The Victorian age, 1832–1901 Maria Frawley; 6. The twentieth century, 1901–39 Paul Poplawski; 7. The twentieth and twenty-first centuries, 1939–2015 John Brannigan; 8. Post-Colonial literature in English Paul Poplawski.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.5.2017
Zusatzinfo	4 Maps; 101 Halftones, black and white; 6 Line drawings, black and white
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	175 x 246 mm
Gewicht	1480 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-316-50663-0 / 1316506630
ISBN-13	978-1-316-50663-9 / 9781316506639
Zustand	Neuware