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The Routledge History
of Literature in English
‘Wide-ranging, very accessible . . . highly attentive to cultural and social
change and, above all, to the changing history of the language. . . . An
expansive, generous and varied textbook of British literary history . . .
addressed equally to the British and the foreign reader.’
MALCOLM BRADBURY,
novelist and critic
‘The writing is lucid and eminently accessible while still allowing for a
substantial degree of sophistication. . . . The book wears its learning
lightly, conveying a wealth of information without visible effort.’
HANS BERTENS,
University of Utrecht
This new guide to the main developments in the history of British and Irish
literature uniquely charts some of the principal features of literary language
development and highlights key language topics. Clearly structured and highly
readable, it spans over a thousand years of literary history from AD 600 to the
present day. It emphasises the growth of literary writing, its traditions, conventions
and changing characteristics, and also includes literature from the margins, both
geographical and cultural.
Key features of the book are:
• An up-to-date guide to the major periods of literature in English in Britain and
Ireland
• Extensive coverage of post-1945 literature
• Language notes spanning AD 600 to the present
• Extensive quotations from poetry, prose and drama
• A timeline of important historical, political and cultural events
• A foreword by novelist and critic Malcolm Bradbury
RONALD CARTER is Professor of Modern English Language in the Department
of English Studies at the University of Nottingham. He is editor of the Routledge
Interface
series in language and literary studies.
JOHN MCRAE is Special Professor of Language in Literature Studies at the University
of Nottingham and has been Visiting Professor and Lecturer in more than twenty
countries.
The Routledge History
of Literature in English
Britain and Ireland
Ronald Carter and John McRae
with a foreword by
Malcolm Bradbury
London and New York
First published 1997
by Routledge
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2002.
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
© 1997 Ronald Carter and John McRae
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or
reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic,
mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented,
including photocopying and recording, or in any information
storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from
the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British
Library
Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data
Carter, Ronald.
The Routledge history of literature in English:
Britain and Ireland / Ronald Carter and John McRae: with a
foreword by Malcolm Bradbury.
p. cm.
Includes index.
1. English literature—History and criticism.
2. Great Britain—Intellectual life.
3. Ireland—Intellectual life.
4. English language—History.
I. McRae, John. II. Title.
PR83.C28 1997
820.9—dc20
96-41221
ISBN 0-415-12342-9 (hbk)
ISBN 0-415-12343-7 (pbk)
ISBN 0-203-13767-1 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN 0-203-17878-5 (Glassbook Format)
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