A Short History of English Literature

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Methuen, 1984 - Literary Criticism - 484 pages
Surveys the main periods, movements, figures, the achievements of British literature from Chaucer's time to the 1980s, emphasizing each writer's major work and the continuity of tradition within the genres.

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The fourteenth century
1
Fifteenthcentury poetry and prose
19
The early sixteenth century
31
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