Literary History of England
First published in 1959. The scope of this four volume work makes it valuable as a work of reference, connecting one period with another an placing each author clearly in the setting of his time.
"Professor Adams seems to have read the whole library and yet. . .retained his pith, vigor, suppleness, and good cheer.
This book describes and seeks to explain the vast cultural, literary, social, and political transformations which characterized the period 1000-1350. Change can be perceived everywhere at this time.
This is a guide to the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature, charting some of the main features of literary language development and highlighting key language topics.
As Patricia Anderson notes, the “Northumbrian pitman, later Labour MP” Thomas Burt (1837–1922) refers to the ... Some of the earliest examples were crude, but by the 1840s, Lloyd, Reynolds, and others were producing clearly printed and ...
First published in 1930, this is a humorous look at British history in which the authors offer their own unique interpretation of events. The book is a satire upon textbook history and our confused recollection of it.
John K. Walton and James Walvin ( Manchester : Manchester University Press , 1983 ) , pp . 11-30 . Certainly , it was a time when the material culture of the past was beginning to be seriously organized in museums , public antiquarian ...
On the other hand, war could also unite old enemies—in Herefordshire, “Sir William Croft, who once did not love Mr. Coningsby nor Mr. Scudamore, is now their mighty friend.” Former stern critics of the king's policies now fought on his ...