The Cambridge history of English literature (Volume I)

By: W. Ward, A.

Step into the workshop where England's reading life was first organised into a grand narrative. A canon, mapped with care. Edited by A. W. Ward, Volume I of The Cambridge History of English Literature stands as a landmark literary history reference: a suite of scholarly criticism essays that bring rigour, judgement and delight to the story of English letters. Rather than a quick English literature survey, it offers an academic reference volume built on close attention to language, ideas and influence, tracing how authors, genres and audiences shaped the British literary tradition. Expect a writers and works overview informed by the history of literary criticism itself, with Victorian-era confidence tempered by meticulous scholarship. Use it for orientation, for argument, for pleasure: a reference volume you can open at any page and find clear bearings. Its Victorian literary scholarship still sparks questions in today's classrooms and private studies. As part of the great Cambridge literary studies enterprise, this volume carries the weight of its moment in England cultural history, when universities and publishers were defining national literature for modern study. That makes it invaluable to university literature students, researchers and anyone building a serious research library collection, while remaining inviting to the curious reader who wants context behind the classics. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure, crafted for shelves that prize enduring ideas as much as enduring books.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353702860
• ISBN13: 9789353702861
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 526 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"