The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and IrelandPsychology Press, 2001 - 570 pages Wide-ranging and accessible, this textbook covers the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature from AD 600 to the present day. It includes extensive accompanying language notes which explore the interrelationships between language and literature. The narrative is underpinned by quotations from poetry, prose and drama. |
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Page vii
... drama Malory and Skelton Language note : Prose and sentence structure THE RENAISSANCE : 1485-1660 Contexts and conditions XIII XIV 3 6 IO II 14 18 21 22 25 27 28 29 35 39 4I 44 47 MOOHH 2 2 2 2 0 2 3 0 7 7 7 Language note : Expanding ...
... drama Malory and Skelton Language note : Prose and sentence structure THE RENAISSANCE : 1485-1660 Contexts and conditions XIII XIV 3 6 IO II 14 18 21 22 25 27 28 29 35 39 4I 44 47 MOOHH 2 2 2 2 0 2 3 0 7 7 7 Language note : Expanding ...
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... Drama before Shakespeare From the street to a building - the Elizabethan theatre Language note : The further expanding lexicon Renaissance prose Translations of the Bible Language note : The language of the Bible Shakespeare The plays ...
... Drama before Shakespeare From the street to a building - the Elizabethan theatre Language note : The further expanding lexicon Renaissance prose Translations of the Bible Language note : The language of the Bible Shakespeare The plays ...
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... in Hardy 289 Victorian poetry 293 The Pre - Raphaelite Brotherhood and after 306 Language note : The developing uses of dialects in literature 310 Victorian drama Language note : Reading the language of theatre Contents | IX.
... in Hardy 289 Victorian poetry 293 The Pre - Raphaelite Brotherhood and after 306 Language note : The developing uses of dialects in literature 310 Victorian drama Language note : Reading the language of theatre Contents | IX.
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... drama to 1945 Irish drama Popular and poetic drama 350 353 355 357 358 Language note : Literature about language 360 The novel to 1945 361 Subjectivity : the popular tradition 362 The Kailyard School 363 Provincial novels 364 Social ...
... drama to 1945 Irish drama Popular and poetic drama 350 353 355 357 358 Language note : Literature about language 360 The novel to 1945 361 Subjectivity : the popular tradition 362 The Kailyard School 363 Provincial novels 364 Social ...
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... Drama since 1945 Language note : Drama and everyday language Poetry of the Second World War 4II 414 415 434 436 Later Greene The novel since 1945 Writing for younger readers - so - called children's literature 450 457 458 Post - war ...
... Drama since 1945 Language note : Drama and everyday language Poetry of the Second World War 4II 414 415 434 436 Later Greene The novel since 1945 Writing for younger readers - so - called children's literature 450 457 458 Post - war ...
Contents
IV | 3 |
V | 6 |
VI | 10 |
VII | 11 |
VIII | 14 |
IX | 18 |
X | 21 |
XI | 22 |
XCV | 286 |
XCVI | 289 |
XCVII | 293 |
XCVIII | 306 |
XCIX | 310 |
C | 312 |
CI | 315 |
CII | 319 |
XII | 25 |
XIII | 27 |
XIV | 28 |
XV | 29 |
XVI | 35 |
XVII | 39 |
XVIII | 41 |
XIX | 44 |
XX | 47 |
XXI | 49 |
XXII | 51 |
XXIII | 56 |
XXIV | 57 |
XXV | 60 |
XXVI | 61 |
XXVII | 67 |
XXVIII | 69 |
XXX | 70 |
XXXI | 76 |
XXXII | 77 |
XXXIII | 79 |
XXXIV | 80 |
XXXV | 90 |
XXXVI | 92 |
XXXVII | 94 |
XXXVIII | 100 |
XXXIX | 101 |
XLI | 103 |
XLII | 104 |
XLIII | 110 |
XLIV | 111 |
XLV | 113 |
XLVI | 115 |
XLVII | 117 |
XLVIII | 120 |
XLIX | 121 |
L | 127 |
LI | 137 |
LII | 138 |
LIII | 142 |
LIV | 145 |
LV | 147 |
LVI | 150 |
LVII | 164 |
LVIII | 165 |
LIX | 166 |
LX | 168 |
LXI | 176 |
LXII | 177 |
LXIII | 183 |
LXIV | 184 |
LXV | 188 |
LXVI | 192 |
LXVII | 195 |
LXVIII | 197 |
LXIX | 202 |
LXX | 203 |
LXXI | 207 |
LXXII | 212 |
LXXIII | 213 |
LXXIV | 217 |
LXXV | 221 |
LXXVI | 225 |
LXXVII | 228 |
LXXVIII | 229 |
LXXIX | 233 |
LXXX | 235 |
LXXXI | 238 |
LXXXII | 239 |
LXXXIII | 243 |
LXXXIV | 245 |
LXXXV | 247 |
LXXXVI | 249 |
LXXXVII | 251 |
LXXXVIII | 256 |
LXXXIX | 258 |
XC | 267 |
XCI | 271 |
XCII | 273 |
XCIII | 279 |
XCIV | 283 |
CIII | 322 |
CIV | 323 |
CV | 325 |
CVI | 327 |
CVII | 329 |
CVIII | 331 |
CIX | 334 |
CX | 335 |
CXI | 337 |
CXII | 342 |
CXIII | 344 |
CXIV | 345 |
CXV | 349 |
CXVI | 350 |
CXVII | 353 |
CXVIII | 355 |
CXIX | 357 |
CXX | 358 |
CXXI | 360 |
CXXII | 361 |
CXXIII | 362 |
CXXIV | 363 |
CXXV | 364 |
CXXVI | 365 |
CXXVII | 366 |
CXXVIII | 367 |
CXXIX | 368 |
CXXX | 369 |
CXXXI | 372 |
CXXXII | 373 |
CXXXIII | 378 |
CXXXIV | 385 |
CXXXV | 394 |
CXXXVI | 395 |
CXXXVII | 397 |
CXXXVIII | 398 |
CXXXIX | 402 |
CXL | 403 |
CXLI | 405 |
CXLII | 409 |
CXLIII | 411 |
CXLIV | 414 |
CXLV | 415 |
CXLVI | 434 |
CXLVII | 436 |
CXLVIII | 450 |
CXLIX | 457 |
CL | 458 |
CLI | 459 |
CLII | 460 |
CLIII | 462 |
CLIV | 465 |
CLV | 467 |
CLVI | 469 |
CLVII | 472 |
CLVIII | 473 |
CLIX | 475 |
CLX | 476 |
CLXI | 478 |
CLXII | 479 |
CLXIII | 480 |
CLXIV | 482 |
CLXV | 486 |
CLXVI | 487 |
CLXVII | 489 |
CLXIX | 491 |
CLXX | 493 |
CLXXI | 494 |
CLXXII | 501 |
CLXXIII | 508 |
CLXXIV | 509 |
CLXXV | 515 |
CLXXVI | 517 |
CLXXVII | 521 |
CLXXVIII | 522 |
CLXXIX | 524 |
CLXXX | 525 |
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CLXXXII | 548 |
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Other editions - View all
The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and Ireland Ronald Carter,John McRae Limited preview - 2001 |
The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and Ireland Ronald Carter,John McRae No preview available - 2001 |
The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and Ireland Ronald Carter,John McRae No preview available - 2001 |
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