English Literature in Context

Kurze Beschreibung
From Anglo-Saxon runes to postcolonial rap, this undergraduate textbook covers the social and historical contexts of the whole of the English literature.

Lange Beschreibung
This is the second edition of English Literature in Context, a popular textbook which provides an essential resource and reference tool for all English literature students. Designed to accompany students throughout their degree course, it offers a detailed narrative survey of the diverse historical and cultural contexts that have shaped the development of English literature, from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. Carefully structured for undergraduate use, the eight chronological chapters are written by a team of expert contributors who are also highly experienced teachers. Each chapter includes a detailed chronology, contextual readings of selected literary texts, annotated suggestions for further reading, a rich range of illustrations and textboxes, and thorough historical and literary overviews. This second edition has been comprehensively revised, with a new chapter on postcolonial literature, a substantially expanded chapter on contemporary literature, and the addition of over two hundred new critical references. Online resources include textboxes, chapter samples, study questions, and chronologies.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Revised preface; 1. Medieval English, 500-1500 Valerie Allen; 2. The Renaissance, 1485-1660 Andrew Hiscock; 3. The Restoration and eighteenth century, 1660-1780 Lee Morrissey; 4. The Romantic period, 1780-1832 Peter J. Kitson; 5. The Victorian age, 1832-1901 Maria Frawley; 6. The twentieth century, 1901-39 Paul Poplawski; 7. The twentieth and twenty-first centuries, 1939-2015 John Brannigan; 8. Post-Colonial literature in English Paul Poplawski.

Rezensierung
Review for first edition: '... a brilliantly designed textbook, thoughtfully conceived and appealingly presented, clearly showing how literature is vibrantly alive in and to the world in which it was written. Both students and teachers will find this book of great use and genuine interest.' David Scott Kastan, Columbia University