The Land and Literature of England: A Historical Account
- ISBN-10
- 0393017044
- ISBN-13
- 9780393017045
- Category
- England
- Pages
- 555
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1983
- Publisher
- New York : Norton
- Author
- Robert Martin Adams
Description
A COMPANION TO BRITISH LITERATURE EXPLORES THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND CULTURAL HISTORY AND BACKGROUND OF ENGLISH POETRY, FICTION, PROSE, AND DRAMA AND ANALYZES THE CHANGING CONDITIONS OF LITERARY ACTIVITY. BIBLIOG.
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- 1986
- 555 pages
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- W. W. Norton & Company
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