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History of English Literature Volume 2 (of 3)
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- THE WORLD'S GREAT CLASSICS LIBRARY COMMITTEE TIMOTHY DWIGHT, D.D. LLD. RICHARD HENRY STODDARD ARTHUR RICHMOND MARSH. A.B. PAVL VAN DYKE, D.D. ALBERT ELLERY BERGH 0:00
- HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE 1:50
- ILLUSTRATIONS: HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE: CHAPTER FIFTH The Christian Renaissance Section I.—Decay of the Southern Civilizations 2:14
- Section II.—Luther and the Reformation in Germany 15:02
- Section III.—The Reformation in England 35:03
- Section IV.—The Anglicans 1:28:36
- Section V.—The Puritans 2:01:30
- Section VI.—John Bunyan 2:36:51
- CHAPTER SIXTH Milton 3:10:57
- Section I.—Milton's Family and Education 3:13:08
- Section II.—Milton's Unhappy Domestic Life 3:23:52
- Section III.—Milton's Combative Energy 3:30:21
- Section IV.—Milton's Personal Appearance 3:43:36
- Section V.—Milton as a Prose Writer 3:46:38
- Section VI.—Milton as a Poet 4:29:24
- BOOK III.—THE CLASSIC AGE CHAPTER FIRST The Restoration Part I.—The Roisterers 5:43:21
- Section I.—The Excesses of Puritanism 5:46:01
- Section II.—A Frenchman's View of the Manners of the Time 5:53:14
- Section III.—Butler's Hudibras 5:59:39
- Section IV.—Morals of the Court 6:05:44
- Section V.—Method and Style of Hobbes 6:25:52
- Section VI.—The Theatre 6:38:52
- Section VII.—Dryden and the Drama 6:45:24
- Section VIII.—Wycherley 6:50:16
- Part II—The Worldlings Section I.—Court Life in Europe 7:18:16
- Section II.—Dawn of the Classic Spirit 7:25:39
- Section III.—Sir William Temple 7:32:03
- Section IV.—Writers à la Mode 7:46:11
- Section V.—Sir John Denham 8:04:22
- Section VI.—Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh and Farquhar 8:13:27
- Section VII.—Superficiality Of English Comedy 8:33:54
- Section VIII.—Natural Characters 8:42:21
- Section IX.—Artificial Characters 8:51:44
- Section X.—Sheridan.—Decadence of the Theatre 9:18:47
- CHAPTER SECOND Dryden 9:47:39
- Section I.—Dryden's Début 9:48:11
- Section II.—Dryden's Family and Education 9:50:46
- Section III.—Dramatic Theories of Dryden 9:57:50
- Section IV.—The Style of Dryden's Plays 10:22:21
- Section V.—His Merit as a Dramatist 10:37:28
- Section VI.—His Prose Style 11:05:00
- Section VII.—How Literature in England is Occupied with Politics and Religion 11:19:53
- Section VIII.—Development of the Art of Writing 11:33:25
- Section IX.—Dryden's Translations and Adaptations.—His Occasional Soul—Stirring Verses 11:38:29
- Section X.—Misfortunes of Dryden's Old Age 11:56:26
- CHAPTER THIRD The Revolution Section I.—The Moral Revolution 11:59:53
- Section II.—Brutality of the People.—Private Morals.—Chesterfield and Gay 12:00:38
- Section III.—Principles of Civilization in France and England 12:21:46
- Section IV.—Religion 12:34:52
- Section V.—The Pulpit 12:51:48
- Section VI.—Theology 13:15:58
- Section VII.—The Constitution.—Locke's Theory of Government 13:29:09
- Section VIII.—Parliamentary Orators 13:46:11
- Section IX.—Doctrines of the French Revolution Contrasted with the Conservative Tendencies of the English People 14:11:01
- CHAPTER FOURTH Addison Section I.—The Significance of the Writings of Addison and Swift 14:27:22
- Section II.—Addison's Character and Education 14:29:08
- Section III.—Addison's Seriousness.—His Nobility of Character 14:43:40
- Section IV.—The Morality of Addison's Essays 14:51:16
- Section V.—How Addison made Morality Fashionable.—Characteristics of His Style 15:13:16
- Section VI.—Addison's Gallantry.—His Humor.—Sir Roger de Coverley.—The Vision of Mirza 15:28:13
- CHAPTER FIFTH Swift 16:01:44
- Section I.—Concerning Swift's Life and Character 16:03:04
- Section II.—Swift's Prosaic and Positive Mind 16:24:08
- Section III.—Swift as a Political Pamphleteer 16:31:53
- Section IV.—Swift as a Humorist.—As a Poet 16:56:46
- Section V.—Swift as a Narrator and Philosopher 17:21:53
- CHAPTER SIXTH The Novelists Section I.—The Anti-Romantic Novel 17:58:58
- Section II.—Daniel De Foe 18:00:14
- Section III—The Evolution of the Eighteenth Century Novel 18:21:39
- Section IV.—Samuel Richardson 18:27:28
- Section V.—Henry Fielding 19:02:33
- Section VI.—Tobias Smollett 19:26:58
- Section VII.—Laurence Sterne 19:38:19
- Section VIII.—Oliver Goldsmith 19:48:09
- Section IX.—Samuel Johnson 19:56:56
- Section X.—William Hogarth 20:12:30
- INDEX 20:22:36
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