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History of English Literature from "Beowulf" to Swinburne

History of English Literature from "Beowulf" to Swinburne

Lang, Andrew

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Letters & EssaysGeneral ReferenceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353608422
ISBN13: 9789353608422
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 15 2019
Pages: 712
Weight: 1.96
Height: 1.56 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
From Beowulf's stark cadences to Swinburne's lush music, Andrew Lang unfolds the story of English writing with wit, clarity, and quiet authority. The journey is vast. First published in the late nineteenth century, History of English Literature from Beowulf to Swinburne offers a classic English literature survey that moves from medieval beginnings through the Renaissance and Augustan ages to the Romantics and Victorians. Lang traces the evolution of English poetry and prose while sketching a vivid overview of English writers across genres, always attentive to how style, belief, and society shape each age. Accessible yet learned, it stands at once as literary history textbook and as an introduction to classic English literature for anyone curious about English literature history. Written for general readers and scholars, this volume serves as both English literature study guide and reference for literature students across medieval to Victorian England. Readers interested in the traditions of criticism will find in Lang's balanced judgements a rich example of Andrew Lang literary criticism and of how a Victorian man of letters understood the canon from Beowulf to the Victorian era. 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. Ideal for casual enthusiasts and for classicists, teachers, and historians seeking a reliable companion to nineteenth century literary criticism and the long arc of English literature history.

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