The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature (Oxford Illustrated Histories) - Hardcover

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The British Literary Heritage is virtually unrivaled in the Western world, and this large, lavishly illustrated volume explores the richness, diversity, and continuity of that tradition, from its first stirrings in Anglo-Saxon poetry to the present day.
At the heart of the chronicle is the towering figure of Shakespeare, who receives a full chapter to himself. Other figures treated in depth are Chaucer, Milton, Donne, Wordsworth, Dickens, Eliot, and Auden. An examination of such modern authors as Philip Larkin, Seamus Heaney, and Edward Bond brings the story up to date. The book is, throughout, far more than a mere outline of periods and schools of writing. Capturing the pleasure and exhilaration of literature, it moves beyond facts and events to present the broad sweep of ideas and the main concerns of British writers across some 1,200 years. The nine contributors are all acknowledged experts in the particular areas, and they bring to their sections not just deep knowledge but genuine zest and affection for their subjects.
The illustrations--32 in color and more than 200 in black and white--reflect the content and concerns of the chapters. They range from manuscript and book illustrations to works of art and architecture, portraits, social scenes, landscapes, and caricatures. Rather than simply decorating the text, they illuminate the ideas, preoccupations, and outlooks of the various periods treated. Also included in this handsome volume are suggestions for further reading, maps, and a table of important dates.

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Pat Rogers is Professor of English at Bristol University. He is the author of numerous books and a regular contributor to the Times Literary Supplement and The London Review of Books. He is a former president of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies and the Johnson Society.
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'The book is appealing in every way, from its lively writing to its wonderfully varied illustrations. It is the best such book I have found.'
Professor Helen Vendler, Harvard University

'This is a knowledgeably illustrated, fluently related, and frequently illuminating history.'
Times Educational Supplement

'It's delightful to find contributors who love and enjoy literature ... it shows that English literature matters, and is being kept up.'
Laurence Lerner, Spectator

'The book is appealing in every way, from its livelyu writing to its wonderfully varied illustrations. It is the best such book I have found.'
Professor Helen Vendler, Harvard University

'this distinguished book ... a valuable contribution to general literary history ... The book itself must be the justification of literary history, with its blend of fact, biography, description of literary works, critical assessments, and summaries.'
Birmingham Post

'there are good and judicious essays in this collection.'
Peter Ackroyd, The Times

'Nine illuminating chapters by different academic hands survey, magisterially, the panorama from Old English through Chaucer and Shakespeare ... and Milton down to the 'anger and fear' which characterises post-war letters.'
London Evening Standard

'[a] very handsome and well-produced volume.'
David Holloway, Daily Telegraph

'[a] sumptuous book ... Philippa Lewis, the picture researcher, and Susan Le Roux and her aides deserve the warmest praise for their outstanding contribution to a book which gives excellent value in every department.'
Church Times

'This lovely volume ... put in your thumb and you can pull out plums ... from almost every page.'
Michael Foot, Hampstead and Highgate Express

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