The Complete Idiot's Guide to English Literature
- ISBN-10
- 1592576567
- ISBN-13
- 9781592576562
- Category
- English literature
- Pages
- 332
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-06-05
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Jay Stevenson
Description
An easy-to-follow overview of the history of English literature ranges from Chaucer to the present day as it looks at the evolution of literature on both sides of the Atlantic, examining a wide range of genres--including fiction, poetry, drama, and prose--and profiling the contributions of such key figures as Shakespeare, Milton, Updike, and others. Original.
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