English Literature in Context

Primarily for undergraduate students and teachers of English literature, English language, and creative writing, the second edition of this valuable textbook sets the complete span of English literature within its social and historical contexts, from Anglo-Saxon runes to postcolonial rap, in a highly structured, user-friendly and stimulating way.

Revised preface; 1. Medieval English, 500-1500 Valerie Allen; 2. The Renaissance, 1485-1660 Andrew Hiscock; 3. The Restoration and eighteenth century, 1660-1780 Lee Morrissey; 4. The Romantic period, 1780-1832 Peter J. Kitson; 5. The Victorian age, 1832-1901 Maria Frawley; 6. The twentieth century, 1901-39 Paul Poplawski; 7. The twentieth and twenty-first centuries, 1939-2015 John Brannigan; 8. Post-Colonial literature in English Paul Poplawski.