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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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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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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