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This book hopes to serve as a useful introduction to the literature of Britain especially for readers of English as a foreign language.
Designed specifically for students studying English language and/or literature at universities and colleges, this textbook combines critical dictionary, anthology and study guide. It is inter-disciplinary in approach and flexible in its range of applications.
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Contents: The Early English Period, The Norman-English Period, Chaucer s Century, The People s Century, Renaissance and Early Elizabethans, The Later Elizabethans, Puritans and Cavaliers I, Puritans and Cavaliers II, The Age of Anne, Literature Under the Georges, The Early Nineteenth Century, The Victorian Era, The Poetry of America, American Prose.
