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A history of English literature

by Edward Albert

Chapters (137)
  1. A HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE 0:00
  2. A HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE: PREFACE 0:23
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 3:26
  4. CHAPTER I THE OLD ENGLISH PERIOD 4:12
  5. CHAPTER II THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD 24:19
  6. CHAPTER III THE AGE OF CHAUCER: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1350–1450) 49:48
  7. CHAPTER III THE AGE OF CHAUCER — LITERARY FEATURES OF THE AGE 50:42
  8. CHAPTER III THE AGE OF CHAUCER — GEOFFREY CHAUCER (1340–1400) 52:48
  9. CHAPTER III THE AGE OF CHAUCER — OTHER POETS 1:09:54
  10. CHAPTER III THE AGE OF CHAUCER — PROSE-WRITERS 1:15:39
  11. CHAPTER III THE AGE OF CHAUCER — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS 1:21:18
  12. CHAPTER III THE AGE OF CHAUCER — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE 1:25:22
  13. CHAPTER III THE AGE OF CHAUCER — EXERCISES 1:28:19
  14. CHAPTER IV FROM CHAUCER TO SPENSER: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1450–1550) 1:37:41
  15. CHAPTER IV FROM CHAUCER TO SPENSER — LITERARY FEATURES OF THE AGE 1:38:28
  16. CHAPTER IV FROM CHAUCER TO SPENSER — POETRY 1:39:58
  17. CHAPTER IV FROM CHAUCER TO SPENSER — PROSE-WRITERS 1:55:04
  18. CHAPTER IV FROM CHAUCER TO SPENSER — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS 2:02:31
  19. CHAPTER IV FROM CHAUCER TO SPENSER — THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE 2:05:29
  20. CHAPTER IV FROM CHAUCER TO SPENSER — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE 2:22:21
  21. CHAPTER IV FROM CHAUCER TO SPENSER — EXERCISES 2:24:35
  22. CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1550–1630) 2:38:36
  23. CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH — LITERARY FEATURES OF THE AGE 2:39:58
  24. CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH — EDMUND SPENSER (1552–99) 2:44:10
  25. CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH — OTHER POETS 2:55:52
  26. CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH — PRE-SHAKESPEARIAN DRAMA: THE UNIVERSITY WITS 3:14:16
  27. CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH — WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564–1616) 3:25:20
  28. CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH — POST-SHAKESPEARIAN DRAMA 3:51:53
  29. CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH — THE ENGLISH BIBLE: THE AUTHORIZED VERSION 4:06:03
  30. CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH — FRANCIS BACON, BARON VERULAM, VISCOUNT ST. ALBANS (1561–1626) 4:14:10
  31. CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH — OTHER PROSE-WRITERS 4:21:47
  32. CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS 4:34:27
  33. CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE 4:41:13
  34. CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH — EXERCISES 4:44:04
  35. CHAPTER VI THE AGE OF MILTON: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1630–60) 5:06:44
  36. CHAPTER VI THE AGE OF MILTON — LITERARY FEATURES OF THE AGE 5:07:23
  37. CHAPTER VI THE AGE OF MILTON — JOHN MILTON (1608–74) 5:10:35
  38. CHAPTER VI THE AGE OF MILTON — OTHER POETS 5:25:59
  39. CHAPTER VI THE AGE OF MILTON — DRAMA 5:35:44
  40. CHAPTER VI THE AGE OF MILTON — SIR THOMAS BROWNE (1605–82) 5:38:02
  41. CHAPTER VI THE AGE OF MILTON — OTHER PROSE-WRITERS 5:41:42
  42. CHAPTER VI THE AGE OF MILTON — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS 5:46:09
  43. CHAPTER VI THE AGE OF MILTON — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE 5:52:16
  44. CHAPTER VI THE AGE OF MILTON — EXERCISES 5:56:17
  45. CHAPTER VII THE AGE OF DRYDEN: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1660–1700) 6:06:25
  46. CHAPTER VII THE AGE OF DRYDEN — THE NEW CLASSICISM 6:08:28
  47. CHAPTER VII THE AGE OF DRYDEN — JOHN DRYDEN (1631–1700) 6:11:45
  48. CHAPTER VII THE AGE OF DRYDEN — RESTORATION COMEDY 6:30:23
  49. CHAPTER VII THE AGE OF DRYDEN — OTHER COMEDY-WRITERS 6:34:53
  50. CHAPTER VII THE AGE OF DRYDEN — RESTORATION TRAGEDY 6:38:32
  51. CHAPTER VII THE AGE OF DRYDEN — POETRY 6:42:09
  52. CHAPTER VII THE AGE OF DRYDEN — PROSE-WRITERS 6:45:14
  53. CHAPTER VII THE AGE OF DRYDEN — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS 6:54:19
  54. CHAPTER VII THE AGE OF DRYDEN — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE 6:59:35
  55. CHAPTER VII THE AGE OF DRYDEN — EXERCISES 7:08:33
  56. CHAPTER VIII THE AGE OF POPE: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1700–50) 7:27:15
  57. CHAPTER VIII THE AGE OF POPE — THE AGE OF PROSE 7:29:39
  58. CHAPTER VIII THE AGE OF POPE — JONATHAN SWIFT (1667–1745) 7:35:31
  59. CHAPTER VIII THE AGE OF POPE — JOSEPH ADDISON (1672–1718) 7:48:24
  60. CHAPTER VIII THE AGE OF POPE — SIR RICHARD STEELE (1672–1729) 7:58:57
  61. CHAPTER VIII THE AGE OF POPE — DANIEL DEFOE (1659–1731) 8:03:48
  62. CHAPTER VIII THE AGE OF POPE — OTHER PROSE-WRITERS 8:08:13
  63. CHAPTER VIII THE AGE OF POPE — ALEXANDER POPE (1688–1744) 8:12:31
  64. CHAPTER VIII THE AGE OF POPE — OTHER POETS 8:29:25
  65. CHAPTER VIII THE AGE OF POPE — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS 8:38:36
  66. CHAPTER VIII THE AGE OF POPE — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE 8:48:29
  67. CHAPTER VIII THE AGE OF POPE — EXERCISES 8:52:45
  68. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION: THE TRANSITION IN POETRY 9:08:05
  69. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1740–1800) 9:08:40
  70. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — THE AGE OF TRANSITION 9:10:32
  71. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709–84) 9:15:57
  72. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — JAMES THOMSON (1700–48) 9:26:18
  73. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — OLIVER GOLDSMITH (1728–74) 9:30:34
  74. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — OTHER TRANSITIONAL POETS 9:39:35
  75. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — ROBERT BURNS (1759–96) 9:55:40
  76. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — OTHER POETS OF THE NEW SCHOOL 10:08:20
  77. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — SAMUEL RICHARDSON (1689–1761) 10:14:06
  78. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — HENRY FIELDING (1707–54) 10:17:54
  79. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — OTHER NOVELISTS 10:26:04
  80. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — EDWARD GIBBON (1737–94) 10:34:42
  81. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — OTHER HISTORIANS 10:39:53
  82. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — EDMUND BURKE (1729–97) 10:44:04
  83. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — OTHER PROSE-WRITERS 10:50:03
  84. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS 10:53:30
  85. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE 11:15:20
  86. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION — EXERCISES 11:22:04
  87. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1790–1830) 11:49:58
  88. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — THE RETURN TO NATURE 11:52:34
  89. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — WILLIAM WORDSWORTH (1770–1850) 11:56:27
  90. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE (1772–1834) 12:13:29
  91. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — LORD BYRON (1788–1824) 12:27:08
  92. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY (1792–1822) 12:42:50
  93. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — JOHN KEATS (1795–1821) 12:55:53
  94. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — OTHER POETS 13:08:29
  95. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — WALTER SCOTT (1771–1832) 13:24:23
  96. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — JANE AUSTEN (1775–1817) 13:40:38
  97. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — OTHER NOVELISTS 13:46:56
  98. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — CHARLES LAMB (1775–1834) 13:57:53
  99. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — THOMAS DE QUINCEY (1785–1859) 14:03:22
  100. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — WILLIAM HAZLITT (1778–1830) 14:08:26
  101. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — OTHER WRITERS OF MISCELLANEOUS PROSE 14:11:46
  102. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS 14:19:36
  103. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE 14:25:43
  104. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE — EXERCISES 14:30:29
  105. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 14:47:15
  106. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — LITERARY FEATURES OF THE AGE 14:49:11
  107. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON (1809–92) 14:53:36
  108. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — ROBERT BROWNING (1812–89) 15:06:13
  109. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — OTHER POETS 15:17:05
  110. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — CHARLES DICKENS (1812–70) 15:30:44
  111. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY (1811–63) 15:41:29
  112. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — GEORGE MEREDITH (1828–1909) 15:50:16
  113. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — OTHER NOVELISTS 15:56:31
  114. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — THOMAS CARLYLE (1795–1881) 16:13:53
  115. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY (1800–59) 16:21:45
  116. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — JOHN RUSKIN (1819–1900) 16:27:02
  117. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — OTHER WRITERS OF MISCELLANEOUS PROSE 16:32:32
  118. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS 16:41:40
  119. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE 16:47:48
  120. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE — EXERCISES 16:51:27
  121. CHAPTER XII THE POST-VICTORIAN AGE: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1890–1920) 17:03:22
  122. CHAPTER XII THE POST-VICTORIAN AGE — LITERARY FEATURES OF THE AGE 17:04:13
  123. CHAPTER XII THE POST-VICTORIAN AGE — THOMAS HARDY 17:07:11
  124. CHAPTER XII THE POST-VICTORIAN AGE — JOSEPH CONRAD (1857–1924) 17:20:29
  125. CHAPTER XII THE POST-VICTORIAN AGE — HERBERT GEORGE WELLS 17:30:54
  126. CHAPTER XII THE POST-VICTORIAN AGE — OTHER NOVELISTS 17:40:42
  127. CHAPTER XII THE POST-VICTORIAN AGE — GEORGE BERNARD SHAW 17:48:59
  128. CHAPTER XII THE POST-VICTORIAN AGE — OTHER DRAMATISTS 18:02:18
  129. CHAPTER XII THE POST-VICTORIAN AGE — WRITERS OF MISCELLANEOUS PROSE 18:07:56
  130. CHAPTER XII THE POST-VICTORIAN AGE — THE POETS 18:11:34
  131. CHAPTER XII THE POST-VICTORIAN AGE — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY FORMS 18:21:54
  132. CHAPTER XII THE POST-VICTORIAN AGE — THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY STYLE 18:30:55
  133. GENERAL QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES 18:33:14
  134. APPENDIX I GENERAL TABLES 19:09:15
  135. APPENDIX II BIBLIOGRAPHY 19:10:10
  136. INDEX TO EXTRACTS 19:27:30
  137. GENERAL INDEX 19:42:33
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