The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and Ireland 1st edition by Ronald Carter, John McRae, Malcolm Bradbury ISBN 0415123437 97

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ISBN 10:       0415123437
ISBN 13: 978-0415123433
Author:         Ronald Carter, John McRae, Malcolm Bradbury

This new guide to the main developments in the history of British and Irish Literature uniquely charts some of the main features of literary language development and highlights key language topics. Clearly structured and highly readable, it spans over a thousand years of literary history from AD 600 to the present day. It emphasizes the growth of literary writing, its traditions, conventions and changing characters but also includes literature from the margins, both geographical and culturally. Key features of the textbook include:
* an up-to-date guide to the major periods of literature in English in Britain and Ireland
* extensive coverage of post-1945 literature
* language notes spanning AD 600 to the present
* extensive quotations from poetry, prose and drama
* a timeline of the important historical and political events
* a special text design to enhance its usefulness
* a foreword by novelist Malcolm Bradbury
The Routledge History of Literature in English will interest students and teachers of literature and language worldwide.

The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and Ireland 1st Table of contents:

1. Beginnings to 1066

• Oral Traditions and Early Texts
• Anglo-Saxon Poetry (Beowulf, Elegies)
• Religious and Heroic Themes

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2. The Middle English Period (1066–1500)

• The Norman Conquest and Literary Change
• Courtly Literature and The Canterbury Tales
• Religious and Allegorical Works

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3. The Renaissance (1500–1660)

• Humanism and the Influence of the Classics
• Elizabethan Drama and Shakespeare
• Metaphysical Poetry and the Cavalier Poets

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4. The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century (1660–1780)

• Satire and the Age of Reason
• The Rise of the Novel (Robinson Crusoe, Pamela)
• Augustan Poetry and Prose

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5. Romanticism (1780–1830)

• Nature, Imagination, and the Individual
• The Lake Poets and Romantic Novelists
• Political and Social Influences

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6. The Victorian Age (1830–1901)

• Industrialization and Social Change
• Realism in the Novel: Dickens, Eliot, Hardy
• Victorian Poetry: Tennyson, Browning, Rossetti

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7. The Twentieth Century: 1900–1945

• Modernism and Literary Experimentation
• War Poetry and the Impact of the World Wars
• Irish Literature and the Celtic Revival

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8. Post-1945 Literature

• Postmodernism and the Global Perspective
• The Literature of Migration and Identity
• British and Irish Literature in a Global Context

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9. Contemporary Literature (1980–Present)

• New Voices and Genres
• Literature and Digital Media
• The Role of Literature in Modern Britain and Ireland

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