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Halleck's New English Literature — Reuben Post Halleck

Halleck's New English Literature

Reuben Post Halleck

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  • Book language: English
  • 641 pages

Halleck's New English Literature is a concise history of English literature from its earliest beginnings to the early twentieth century. It traces literary movements and the spirit of each age, and includes detailed suggested readings. It is a helpful guide for anyone wishing to explore English authors and their works.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. PREFACE
  2. CONTENTS
  3. SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF AUTHORS AND THEIR CHIEF WORKS
  4. CHAPTER I: FROM 449 A.D. TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST, 1066
  5. CHAPTER II: FROM THE NORMAN CONQUEST, 1066, TO CHAUCER'S DEATH, 1400
  6. CHAPTER III: FROM CHAUCER'S DEATH, 1400, TO THE ACCESSION OF ELIZABETH, 1558
  7. CHAPTER IV: THE AGE OF ELIZABETH, 1558-1603
  8. CHAPTER V: THE PURITAN AGE, 1603-1660
  9. CHAPTER VI: FROM THE RESTORATION, 1660, TO THE PUBLICATION OF PAMELA, 1740
  10. CHAPTER VII: THE SECOND FORTY YEARS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, 1740-1780
  11. CHAPTER VIII: THE AGE OF ROMANTICISM, 1780-1837
  12. CHAPTER IX: THE VICTORIAN AGE, 1837-1900
  13. CHAPTER X: TWENTIETH-CENTURY LITERATURE
  14. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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