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'If I had my way, every student of English would be supplied with a copy of this book.' - Gary Day, The Times Higher Education Supplement
'...an ideal starting point for any English student who is serious about the subject. It manages to provide a comprehensive overview of English literary history in an accessible, practical format. Moreover it is genuinely entertaining - Alexander's style is pithy, pungent and personal...The reader is constantly reminded that this is a history, not the history, of English literature, and the writer's own strong opinions encourage the reader to discover his or her own views and preferences... I strongly recommend it to all students of English literature, and to their teachers.' - Professor Sarah Annes Brown, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
'To write a linear history of a great literature is a difficult task, verging on the impossible these days. Professor Alexander has brought off a remarkable feat. His history is comprehensive, clear, judicious and sometimes punchy. This is an account of English writing which can be of great use to the student, the fact-hound, the teacher or the general reader. Above all, it is a triumph of reason and judgement, never cranky, nor exclusive. I shall recommend it widely.' - Professor Chris Wallace-Crabbe, University of Melbourne, Australia
'The book is a miracle of compression...To maintain the same qualities of wit, crispness and sharp but essentially generous judgement...in a 384 page book, which is something very much more than a 'survey' of the whole field of English Literature is an extraordinary achievement.' - Dr John Rathmell, Cambridge University, UK
'...eminently fit to excite the critical consciousness of the student.' - Professor Philip Smallwood, Essays in Criticism
'...a fantastic mine of information in which writers are seen within their chronological and literary context. Although, inevitably, there is no room for detailed analysis within such a wide-ranging book, the content provides an effective starting point for readers whatever their literary intentions.' - Sara Thorne, author of Mastering Poetry
'A succinct, comprehensive and readable chronological account...[Alexander] threads the history and literature together with authority and occasional wit.' - Jim Sweetman, The Professional Journal of the National Association for the Teaching of English
'...an ideal starting point for any English student who is serious about the subject. It manages to provide a comprehensive overview of English literary history in an accessible, practical format. Moreover it is genuinely entertaining - Alexander's style is pithy, pungent and personal...The reader is constantly reminded that this is a history, not the history, of English literature, and the writer's own strong opinions encourage the reader to discover his or her own views and preferences... I strongly recommend it to all students of English literature, and to their teachers.' - Professor Sarah Annes Brown, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
'To write a linear history of a great literature is a difficult task, verging on the impossible these days. Professor Alexander has brought off a remarkable feat. His history is comprehensive, clear, judicious and sometimes punchy. This is an account of English writing which can be of great use to the student, the fact-hound, the teacher or the general reader. Above all, it is a triumph of reason and judgement, never cranky, nor exclusive. I shall recommend it widely.' - Professor Chris Wallace-Crabbe, University of Melbourne, Australia
'The book is a miracle of compression...To maintain the same qualities of wit, crispness and sharp but essentially generous judgement...in a 384 page book, which is something very much more than a 'survey' of the whole field of English Literature is an extraordinary achievement.' - Dr John Rathmell, Cambridge University, UK
'...eminently fit to excite the critical consciousness of the student.' - Professor Philip Smallwood, Essays in Criticism
'...a fantastic mine of information in which writers are seen within their chronological and literary context. Although, inevitably, there is no room for detailed analysis within such a wide-ranging book, the content provides an effective starting point for readers whatever their literary intentions.' - Sara Thorne, author of Mastering Poetry
'A succinct, comprehensive and readable chronological account...[Alexander] threads the history and literature together with authority and occasional wit.' - Jim Sweetman, The Professional Journal of the National Association for the Teaching of English
Dr David Fairer, University of Leeds
'Very handsomely produced...and very user-friendly...I can see it being a perfect 'companion' for undergraduates throughout their courses.'
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I have a doctorate in literature and have taught for many years and found this comprehensive and well-written,and containing not only usual but interesting quotations. I would thoroughly recommend this as a general history which gives more than the general flavour in its detail and its learned but accessible approach.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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this book was recommended reading at my university for english literature. it is an informative book covering as it says in the title literature through the ages. lots of reading, but i think it will be an invaluable source of knowledge to me in my coming degree.
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Ordered Hardback - Received Softback!
I already had this book liked it so much that I wanted hard cover version - ordered harcover - received softcover - VERY disappointed
Published 17 months ago by nosmo
A history of english literature
Quite well written and in comprehensible language.
I have still much to read before reaching a final verdict.
I have still much to read before reaching a final verdict.
Published 19 months ago by Frank R. Beeston
Disappointing
Was slightly disappointed with this tome as I felt it left out many details and even many well known authors (mainly 20th Century female authors). Read more
Published on 12 April 2010 by Stephanie Latham
A must for students of English Literature
This book is absolutely essential if you want a broad, detailed but easy-to-follow history of the movements and individual authors and novels that have shaped literature. Read more
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