Longman Literature In English Series
English Fiction of the Early Modern Period: 1890-1940
1st Edition
By Douglas Hewitt
March 06, 1989
This is an ambitious and fascinating analysis of early twentieth-century English literature from Kipling, Conrad, Lawrence and Forster through figures like Joyce and Woolf to writers such as Evelyn Waugh. There are chapters on the younger writers of the age as well as the more popular minor writers...
English Drama: Restoration and Eighteenth Century 1660-1789
1st Edition
By Richard W. Bevis
March 21, 1988
What were the causes of Restoration drama's licentiousness? How did the elegantly-turned comedy of Congreve become the pointed satire of Fielding? And how did Sheridan and Goldsmith reshape the materials they inherited? In the first account of the entire period for more than a decade, Richard Bevis...
English Drama: Shakespeare to the Restoration 1590-1660
1st Edition
By Alexander Leggatt
March 07, 1988
The most important period in the history of English drama is revealed in Alexander Leggatt's challenging account. The author considers English drama from the beginning of Shakespeare's career to the restoration of Charles II. Focusing on Shakespeare and the development of his art, he examines all ...