{"product_id":"the-routledge-history-of-literature-in-english-9781032097572","title":"The Routledge History of Literature in English","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Routledge History of Literature in English\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third edition covers recent developments in literary and cultural theory, and features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ea new chapter on novels, drama and poetry in the 21st century;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eexamples 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; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ean extensive companion website including extra \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brought fully up-to-date with a chapter on twenty-first developments, and featuring a number of useful and exciting extras such as an extensive companion website, this third edition of the widely acclaimed \u003ci\u003eRoutledge History of Literature in English\u003c\/i\u003e fully confirms its reputation of solid yet accessible scholarship, and as the indispensable first-hand reference for any serious student of literature in English.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheo D’haen\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Leuven, Belgium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Immensely accessible, comprehensive and reader-friendly, the 3rd edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge History of Literature in English\u003c\/i\u003e provides interested readers with a thorough exploration of British and Irish literature. With a new added chapter chronicling writings from the twenty-first century, this ideal volume is—to date—unique, unrivalled.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuriyan Panlay\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThammasat University, Thailand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The third edition of this extensive and clearly written volume will be welcome to readers keen to historicize the development of English from \u003ci\u003eCaedmon’s Hymn\u003c\/i\u003e to the writing of Kazuo Ishiguro. By assessing the reach of English both globally and within the shifting landscape of the British Isles, the authors address questions of dialect, regionalism and nationhood alongside those of genre, form, lexicon and aesthetics. The focus on social and political context in conversation with close readings of specific texts makes this a helpful introduction to the writing and reading of English today.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Mason\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Warwick, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE BEGINNINGS OF ENGLISH: OLD AND MIDDLE ENGLISH 600-1485 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE RENAISSANCE: 1485-1660 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRESTORATION TO ROMANTICISM: 1660-1789 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE ROMANTIC PERIOD: 1789 - 1832 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE NINETEENTH CENTURY: 1832-1900 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE TWENTIETH CENTURY: 1900-45 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE TWENTIETH CENTURY: 1945 TO 2000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018834411863,"sku":"9781032097572","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032097572.jpg?v=1750778327","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-routledge-history-of-literature-in-english-9781032097572","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}