English Literature: A Very Short Introduction

2010 • 193 pages

English Literature: A Very Short Introduction discusses why literature matters, how narrative works, and what is distinctly English about English literature. Jonathan Bate considers how we determine the content of the field, and looks at the three major kinds of imaginative literature - English poetry, English drama and The English novel.

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Very Short Introductions

Very Short Introductions is a 228-book series with 251 primary works first released in 1915 with contributions by Mary Beard, John Henderson, and Damien Keown.