Dear Global Student!
I promise this book won't disappoint you.
'English Literature: A Comprehensive Guide' provides an essential scholarly foundation and examination resource for international students navigating the breadth and depth of English literary studies. Designed for colleges, universities, and research institutions worldwide, this book equips undergraduates, postgraduate students, and competitive examination candidates with the critical tools and historical understanding necessary for academic excellence across the globe.
Comprehensive Scholarly Coverage:
This guide systematically traverses the evolution of English literature from its Old English origins (c. 450 AD) to contemporary global expressions (c. 2025). It integrates rigorous analysis of:
Period of English Literature in a Chronological order
Foundational Literary Theory, Devices, and Terminology
Poetic Forms and Structural Analysis - According to Ages in English Literature.
Rhetorical Figures and Stylistic Techniques
Critical Summaries and Contextual Frameworks for over 100 seminal texts
Various Schools and Moments in the History of English Literature
Engage with pivotal movements, authors, and works – from Beowulf and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales to Coetzee’s Disgrace and the most modern 'Banu Mushtaq's Heart Lamp and the complexities of Post-Postmodernism – presented within their historical, cultural, and critical contexts.
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Swamy Vijay