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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... called Old English or Anglo - Saxon , from the names of the two leading tribes . Although it is the basis of contemporary English , today's readers would scarcely understand a word of it without studying the vocabulary and grammar as ...
... called Old English or Anglo - Saxon , from the names of the two leading tribes . Although it is the basis of contemporary English , today's readers would scarcely understand a word of it without studying the vocabulary and grammar as ...
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... called Alfred the Great , reigning from 871 to 899. Under Alfred , great scholars from the continent were invited to England . Alfred himself did much to bring literature closer to the people by translating Latin books into Anglo ...
... called Alfred the Great , reigning from 871 to 899. Under Alfred , great scholars from the continent were invited to England . Alfred himself did much to bring literature closer to the people by translating Latin books into Anglo ...
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... called themselves the Hartford Wits writing about the time of the revolt . These men had the lofty idea that they could produce a national literature , but few who review the efforts will attest to their success . The two prominent ...
... called themselves the Hartford Wits writing about the time of the revolt . These men had the lofty idea that they could produce a national literature , but few who review the efforts will attest to their success . The two prominent ...
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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