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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... literature occurs when literature per se is not intended . The elders among us will never forget the stirring words of President Franklin D. Roosevelt that December day in 1941 when he announced to the world : " This generation of ...
... literature occurs when literature per se is not intended . The elders among us will never forget the stirring words of President Franklin D. Roosevelt that December day in 1941 when he announced to the world : " This generation of ...
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... literature in America , changing the purpose of literature to please readers rather than to teach history or moral lessons . The most extravagantly praised poet of the age and the first to win a reputation in England as well as in ...
... literature in America , changing the purpose of literature to please readers rather than to teach history or moral lessons . The most extravagantly praised poet of the age and the first to win a reputation in England as well as in ...
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... Literature . New York : McGraw Hill , 1961 . Millett , F. B. A History of English Literature . 7th edition . New York : Scribners , 1956 . Millgate , Michael . American Social Fiction . Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd , Ltd. , 1964 . Mills ...
... Literature . New York : McGraw Hill , 1961 . Millett , F. B. A History of English Literature . 7th edition . New York : Scribners , 1956 . Millgate , Michael . American Social Fiction . Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd , Ltd. , 1964 . Mills ...
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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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