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Landmarks in English Literature /

Gaskell, Philip

Landmarks in English Literature / Philip Gaskell. - 1 online resource (176 p.)

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Texts -- Chapter 1 The Literary Canon -- Chapter 2 Fiction -- Chapter 3 Poetry -- Chapter 4 Drama -- Appendix Creative Writing - Creative Reading -- Annotated Bibliography -- Index

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A comprehensive guide to writers and their works which helps people understand where the books they read belong in the history and development of literature, see how they work technically, and appreciate them more fully. This comprehensive survey of writers and their works gives you a 'good reading guide' of important books from Chaucer to T. S. Eliot, and clear explanations of the history and techniques of fiction, poetry and drama. Full of insights from the author's many years of teaching, the book ends with an appendix on creative writing as a way of learning about literature, and an annotated bibliography. This is an ideal first-stop for students, readers and adult learners needing an accessible and informed introduction to the joys of literature.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9780748610600 9780585159126

10.1515/9780585159126 doi


English literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
English literature--Study and teaching.
Literary Studies.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical.