The Teach Yourself History Of English Literature: The English Renascence To The Romantic Revival 1650-1780; Volume Three
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A scholarly yet accessible survey of English literary history, this volume chronicles the rich and transformative period stretching from the English Renascence through the dawn of the Romantic Revival, spanning the years 1650 to 1780. It presents the major writers, movements, and intellectual currents of the era — from the Restoration wits and Augustan poets to the early stirrings of sensibility and pre-Romanticism — situating each within the broader cultural and political landscape of the age. Written in the clear, instructive style of the celebrated Teach Yourself series, the text guides readers through the works of towering figures such as Dryden, Pope, Swift, and Johnson, illuminating the formal elegance and satirical sharpness that defined the period. The volume argues that this century of literary production, often overshadowed by the Renaissance before it and the Romantic age that followed, represents a pinnacle of wit, reason, and rhetorical craft in the English tradition.
Author: Peter Westland
Format: Hardback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A scholarly yet accessible survey of English literary history, this volume chronicles the rich and transformative period stretching from the English Renascence through the dawn of the Romantic Revival, spanning the years 1650 to 1780. It presents the major writers, movements, and intellectual currents of the era — from the Restoration wits and Augustan poets to the early stirrings of sensibility and pre-Romanticism — situating each within the broader cultural and political landscape of the age. Written in the clear, instructive style of the celebrated Teach Yourself series, the text guides readers through the works of towering figures such as Dryden, Pope, Swift, and Johnson, illuminating the formal elegance and satirical sharpness that defined the period. The volume argues that this century of literary production, often overshadowed by the Renaissance before it and the Romantic age that followed, represents a pinnacle of wit, reason, and rhetorical craft in the English tradition.