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The Penguin Short History of English Literature (Penguin Literary Criticism) by Coote, Stephen is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Penguin Short History of English Literature (Penguin Literary Criticism) about?
This guide to English literature covers the period from (roughly) the gawain poet to the present day. The book surveys the lines of development that lead from the Anglo-Saxon poet, or scop, singing his work at his chieftain's hearth, to the modern poetry of Geoffrey Hill and Seamus Heaney.
Who reads The Penguin Short History of English Literature (Penguin Literary Criticism)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Coote, Stephen
- Publisher
- Penguin Books/Penguin Literary Criticism
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780140125313
- Category
- literary studies
- Subjects
- Literary Criticism, History, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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