The Routledge History of Literature in English covers the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature, with accompanying language notes which explore the interrelationships between language and literature at each stage. With a span from AD 600 to the present day, it emphasises the growth of literary writing, its traditions, conventions and changing characteristics, and includes literature from the margins, both geographical and cultural. Extensive quotations from poetry, prose and drama underpin the narrative.
The third edition covers recent developments in literary and cultural theory, and features:
- a new chapter on novels, drama and poetry in the 21st century;
- examples of analysis of key texts drawn from across the history of British and Irish literature, including material from Chaucer, Shakespeare, John Keats and Virginia Woolf;
- an extensive companion website including extra language notes and key text analysis; lists of Booker, Costa and Nobel literature prize winners; and an A-Z of authors and topics.
The Routledge History of Literature in English is an invaluable reference for any student of English literature and language.
- ISBN10 0415839742
- ISBN13 9780415839747
- Publish Date 29 September 2016 (first published 29 May 1997)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Routledge
- Edition 3rd edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 606
- Language English