The Routledge History of Literature in English
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The Routledge History of Literature in English

Britain and Ireland

Ronald Carter, John McRae

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The Routledge History of Literature in English

Britain and Ireland

Ronald Carter, John McRae

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The Routledge History of Literature in English covers the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature, with accompanying language notes which explore the interrelationships between language and literature at each stage. With a span from AD 600 to the present day, it emphasises the growth of literary writing, its traditions, conventions and changing characteristics, and includes literature from the margins, both geographical and cultural. Extensive quotations from poetry, prose and drama underpin the narrative.

The third edition covers recent developments in literary and cultural theory, and features:

  • a new chapter on novels, drama and poetry in the 21st century;
  • examples of analysis of key texts drawn from across the history of British and Irish literature, including material from Chaucer, Shakespeare, John Keats and Virginia Woolf;
  • an extensive companion website including extra language notes and key text analysis; lists of Booker, Costa and Nobel literature prize winners; and an A-Z of authors and topics.

The Routledge History of Literature in English is an invaluable reference for any student of English literature and language.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2016
ISBN
9781315461274

Index

Page numbers in bold indicate the main discussion.
Ackroyd, Peter (1949–) 186, 483, 485
Addison, Joseph (1672–1719) 1423, 165, 168, 225, 456
Aelfric (c. 955–1010) 76
Aesop (6th century BC) 42, 155
Agard, John (1949–) 475
Ainsworth, Harrison (1805–82) 244, 2523
Alain-Fournier, (Henri) (1886–1914) 331
Alcock, Mary (c. 1742–98) 220
Alcuin (also known as Ealhwine) (735–804) 10
Alfred (the Great), King of Wessex (848–99) 16, 43, 49
Ali, Monica (1967–) 514
alliterative revival 21, 25
Amis, Kingsley (1922–95) 421, 448, 4523
Amis, Martin (1949–) 4, 4523, 480, 502, 5056
Ancrene Rewle (also known as Ancrene Wisse) 10, 27
Aneurin (7th century?) 3423
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, The 10, 16
Anselm, Saint (1033–1109) 10
Arden of Faversham 110, 126
Ariosto, Ludovico (1474–1535) 60
Armitage, Simon (1963–) 315, 423, 437, 5256
Arnold, Matthew (1822–88) 171, 212, 267, 275, 285, 2946, 5857
Arthur, King (died 537) and Arthurian literature 5, 17, 29, 356, 467, 49, 53, 601, 121, 289, 291, 297, 343, 4123 see also Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Atkinson, Kate (1951–) 502, 504, 520
Auden, W(ystan) H(ugh) (1907–73) 286, 313, 315, 317, 33540, 349, 358, 392, 417, 419, 420, 422, 430, 482, 525, 526, 535
Austen, Jane (1775–1817) 186, 1889, 220, 2278, 22933, 237, 238, 259, 262, 268, 284, 362, 391, 460, 46970
Authorised Version of the Bible see Bible, the
Ayckbourn, Alan (1939–) 348, 40910
Ayub Khan Din (1961–) 415

B. V. see Thomson, James
Bacon, Francis (1561–1626) 4950, 57, 702
Bage, ...

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