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, Englishdrama and The English novel. INDICE: 1: Once upon a time; 2: What it is; 3: When it began; 4: The study of English; 5: Periods and movements; 6: Among the English Poets; 7: Shakespeare and dramatic literature; 8: Aspects of the English novel; 9: The Englishness of English literature; Further Reading
- ISBN: 978-0-19-956926-7
- Editorial: Oxford University Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 192
- Fecha Publicación: 07/10/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés