The Short Oxford History of English Literature

The Short Oxford History of English Literature provides a comprehensive beginner's guide to the literature of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. Lively, accessible, and coherent, it is an invaluable source for general readers and a key textbook for sixth-form students, fisrt year undergraduates, and foreign students of English litertature. This revised edition includes for the first time detailed guidance on further reading.