English Literature: Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speakin... Part 1/4

Описание: English Literature: Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by William J. LONG (1867 - 1952)
Genre(s): Education, Literary Criticism

Read by: Tony Oliva in English

Parts:
Part 2    • English Literature: Its History and Its Si...  
Part 3    • English Literature: Its History and Its Si...  
Part 4    • English Literature: Its History and Its Si...  

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Preface
00:10:29 - 01 - Chapter 1 - The Meaning of Literature
00:25:54 - 02 - Chapter 2 - THE ANGLO-SAXON OR OLD-ENGLISH PERIOD (450-1050)
01:02:07 - 03 - Chapter 2 - continued
01:20:47 - 04 - Chapter 2 - continued
02:01:57 - 05 - Chapter 3 - THE ANGLO-NORMAN PERIOD (1066-1350)
02:13:27 - 06 - Chapter 3 - continued
02:59:34 - 07 - Chapter 4 - THE AGE OF CHAUCER (1350-1400)
03:34:54 - 08 - Chapter 4 - continued
03:56:04 - 09 - Chapter 5 - THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING (1400-1550)
04:22:26 - 10 - Chapter 6 - THE AGE OF ELIZABETH (1550-1620)
04:30:40 - 11 - Chapter 6 - continued
05:06:27 - 12 - Chapter 6 - continued
05:28:36 - 13 - Chapter 6 - continued
05:45:38 - 14 - Chapter 6 - continued
06:05:00 - 15 - Chapter 6 - continued
06:22:40 - 16 - Chapter 6 - continued
06:47:45 - 17 - Chapter 6 - continued

This book, which presents the whole splendid history of English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the close of the Victorian Era, has three specific aims. The first is to create or to encourage in every student the desire to read the best books, and to know literature itself rather than what has been written about literature. The second is to interpret literature both personally and historically, that is, to show how a great book generally reflects not only the author's life and thought but also the spirit of the age and the ideals of the nation's history. The third aim is to show, by a study of each successive period, how our literature has steadily developed from its first simple songs and stories to its present complexity in prose and poetry. (From the Preface by William J. Long)

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