English Literature Modern

by George H. Mair

PREFACE: The intention of this book is to lay stress on ideas and tendencies that have to be understood and appreciated, rather than on facts that have to be learned by heart. Contents Include; I. The Renaissance. II. Elizabethan Poetry and Prose. III. The Drama. IV. The Seventeenth Century. V. The Age of Good Sense. VI. Dr. Johnson and his Time. VII. The Romantic Revival. VIII. The Victorian Age. IX. The Novel. X. The Present Age. Bibliography. Chronological Table.....Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

256 pages, Library Binding

First published February 1, 1988

About the author

1887-1926

Reviews

[Dr. Vipin Behari Goyal · Rating 4 out of 5]

History is also a perspective. Though some facts have universal acceptance and it is not possible for any author to think otherwise. History of literature is not history of a country. English literature has erroneously been divided into eras on the basis of history of British Royal Kingdom. It is funny to call an era as Jacobian because James is the english name of Jacob and Augustus era because similar literature was created in Greece during his regime. Post colonial is also British nomenclature to remind the countries that they were slave of British. Commonwealth is also not good nomenclature. U.K. does not want to become part of EU, does not want to give independence to Ireland and Scotland but wants colonies to call their literature as post colonial. Its high time the History of English literature is written independently. English was never a monopoly of England.