Peck, John, 1947-

A brief history of English literature / History of English literature English literature John Peck and Martin Coyle. - 2nd ed. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, - xiii, 378 p ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-356) and index.

Old English literature -- Middle English literature -- Sixteenth-century poetry and prose -- Shakespeare -- Renaissance and restoration drama -- Seventeenth-century poetry and prose -- The eighteenth century -- The novel : the first hundred years -- The romantic period -- Victorian literature, 1837-1857 -- Victorian literature 1857-1876 -- Victorian literature 1876-1901 -- The twentieth century : the early years -- The twentieth century : between the wars -- The twentieth century : the Second World War -- The twenty-first century --
.Periods of English language and literature -- Chronology

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English literature--History and criticism.


Great Britain--Intellectual life.

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