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English literature

English literature

Bennett Pace, Roy

Paperback

Literary CriticismBritish HistoryTeaching Instruction

ISBN10: 938916947X
ISBN13: 9789389169478
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 29 2019
Pages: 940
Weight: 2.58
Height: 2.09 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Trace the island story told in verse, stagecraft, and prose. A nation speaks in books. Roy Bennett Pace's English literature offers a brisk, readable british literature survey that keeps the pleasure of reading in view while giving the structure of a literary history textbook. Moving across poetry, drama, prose and criticism, it introduces major british authors and the traditions they shaped, making it an easy English studies reference for dipping in or studying with purpose. It keeps poetry drama prose in balance, and gives just enough dates and context to place each voice without burying it in jargon for revision or browsing. Designed as a literary movements overview, the book links works to the forces around them: faith and monarchy, rebellion and reform, empire and industry, new science and new voices. The sweep runs from medieval to modern, mapping the literature of England as it shifts from courtly romance to Renaissance theatre, from Augustan wit to Romantic imagination and Victorian realism, from Shakespeare to Dickens and beyond. The result is a clear guide to the classic british canon and the arguments that continue to define it. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Keep it as a student study guide, reach for it as a teacher curriculum resource, or shelve it beside the classics as a concise companion to a lifetime of reading.

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