English Literature: A Very Short Introduction

by Jonathan Bate

Book Overview

A renowned critic, biographer, and Shakespeare scholar, Jonathan Bate provides in this Very Short Introduction a lively and engaging overview of the literature that Jorge Luis Borges called "the richest in the world." From the medieval "Hymn of Caedmon" to George Orwell's "Why I Write," from Jane Austen to Ian McEwan, and from Winnie the Pooh to Dr. Johnson, this brilliant, compact survey stretches across the centuries, exploring the major literary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B005PUWX3C
• ISBN13: 9780199569267
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.5" x 6.8"