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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Page 38
... literary revolution and brought back rollicking mirth to the stage . Richard Brinsley Sheridan continued the good ... literary personality of the midcentury . Dryden had given way to Pope , then Pope had given way to whom ? Was he a man ...
... literary revolution and brought back rollicking mirth to the stage . Richard Brinsley Sheridan continued the good ... literary personality of the midcentury . Dryden had given way to Pope , then Pope had given way to whom ? Was he a man ...
Page 83
... literary hub of America . - One of the first things one notices about the New England school is its inherited Puritan strain a strain only because they can laugh and jest as well as anybody . Even the most earnest of them all Ralph ...
... literary hub of America . - One of the first things one notices about the New England school is its inherited Puritan strain a strain only because they can laugh and jest as well as anybody . Even the most earnest of them all Ralph ...
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... literary and social reputation . Today the book enjoys considerable popularity on college campuses in the United ... literary critic , rounds out the literary history of the nineteenth century . James ' life and career were distinct as ...
... literary and social reputation . Today the book enjoys considerable popularity on college campuses in the United ... literary critic , rounds out the literary history of the nineteenth century . James ' life and career were distinct as ...
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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