A People's History of English and American LiteratureWith special emphasis on literary merit, this book chronicles the literature of the great nations of Britain and America from their earliest origins to the twenty-first century. |
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... England saw a far different race come to their shores . Yet these Normans had much to contribute to the country they had conquered . They were livelier in disposition than the Anglo - Saxons and represented a civilization far more ...
... England saw a far different race come to their shores . Yet these Normans had much to contribute to the country they had conquered . They were livelier in disposition than the Anglo - Saxons and represented a civilization far more ...
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... England the triumph of democracy over strong monarchy . Parliament became more powerful than the sovereign . The party names , Whig and Tory , disappeared , and in their place came the simple descriptive labels , Liberal and ...
... England the triumph of democracy over strong monarchy . Parliament became more powerful than the sovereign . The party names , Whig and Tory , disappeared , and in their place came the simple descriptive labels , Liberal and ...
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... England , and America . His plays in the three countries are abundantly revived year in and year out . For whatever ... England's glorious literary history was gone . And though his passing was mourned , there evolved little or no change ...
... England , and America . His plays in the three countries are abundantly revived year in and year out . For whatever ... England's glorious literary history was gone . And though his passing was mourned , there evolved little or no change ...
Contents
The AngloSaxon or Old English Period 4501066 | 1 |
The Revival of Learning and the Renaissance 14851660 | 11 |
The Puritan Interlude 16401660 | 23 |
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