A Short History of English LiteratureSurveys 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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