A Short History of Modern English Literature

By Edmund Gosse

Book Overview

A Short History of Modern English Literature is a book written by Edmund Gosse that provides a comprehensive overview of the major literary movements and writers in England from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. The book covers the Victorian era, the Aesthetic movement, the Pre-Raphaelites, the Decadents, the Edwardian era, and the Modernist movement. Gosse explores the works of prominent writers such as Tennyson, Browning, Wilde, Yeats, Joyce, and Woolf, among others, and provides insightful analysis of their literary contributions. The book also delves into the social and cultural context of the time, including the impact of industrialization, the changing role of women, and the rise of new technologies. A Short History of Modern English Literature is an accessible and engaging read for anyone interested in English literature and its evolution over the past century.1900. Gosse�������s desire in writing this volume was to give the reader a feeling of the evolution of English literature in the primary sense of the term, the disentanglement of the skein, the slow and regular unwinding, down succeeding generations, of the threads of literary expression. Contents: The Age of Chaucer; The Close of the Middle Ages; The Age of Elizabeth; The Decline; The Age of Dryden; The Age of Anne; The Age of Johnson; The Age of Wordsworth; The Age of Byron; The Early Victorian Age; and The Age of Tennyson. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 116277794X
• ISBN13: 9781162777948
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"