George Saintsbury's A History of Elizabethan Literature surveys English writing of the Elizabethan age, from poetry and drama to prose and criticism. It is a historical and critical overview that illuminates the period's major authors and movements. It is worth listening to as an accessible introduction to this rich era of English literature.
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HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE ELIZABETHAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE In Six Volumes, Crown 8vo. ENGLISH LITERATURE FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST. By Rev. Stopford A. Brooke, M.A. 8s. 6d. ENGLISH LITERATURE FROM THE NORMAN CONQUEST TO CHAUCER. By Prof. W. H. Schofield, Ph.D. 8s. 6d. THE AGE OF CHAUCER. By Professor W. H. Schofield, Ph.D. [In preparation. ELIZABETHAN LITERATURE (1560-1665). By George Saintsbury. 8s. 6d. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE (1660-1780). By Edmund Gosse, M.A. 8s. 6d.
NINETEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE (1780-1900). By George Saintsbury. 8s. 6d. By GEORGE SAINTSBURY. A SHORT HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. Crown 8vo. 10s. Also in five Parts. 2s. 6d. each. A HISTORY OF ENGLISH PROSODY FROM THE TWELFTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY. 3 vols. 8vo. Vol. I. From the Origins to Spenser. 12s. 6d. net. Vol. II. From Shakespeare to Crabbe. 18s. net. Vol. III. From Blake to Mr. Swinburne. 18s. net. HISTORICAL MANUAL OF ENGLISH PROSODY. Crown 8vo. 6s. 6d. net. A HISTORY OF THE FRENCH NOVEL. 8vo. Vol. I. From the Beginning to 1880. 18s. net. Vol. II. From 1800 to 1900. 18s. net A HISTORY OF ENGLISH PROSE RHYTHM. 8vo. 18s. net. LIFE OF DRYDEN. Library Edition. Crown 8vo, 3s. net; Pocket Edition, Fcap. 8vo, 2s. net. [English Men of Letters.
A FIRST BOOK OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. Globe 8vo. Sewed, 2s. Stiff Boards, 2s. 3d. NOTES ON A CELLAR-BOOK. Small 4to. 7s. 6d. net. MACMILLAN AND CO., Ltd., LONDON. A HISTORY OF ELIZABETHAN LITERATURE BY GEORGE SAINTSBURY MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON 1920 COPYRIGHT First Edition 1887. Second Edition 1890. Reprinted 1893, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1901, 1903, 1907, 1910, 1913, 1918, 1920.
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