Book Title: British Literature to 1800

Subtitle: Discover the Past

Authors: winstead2 and hoffman1088

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Book Description: A comprehensive textbook for students of English 2201: British Literature to 1800. The book includes all necessary primary source literature, contextual readings, video lectures, activities, and writing prompts for the course.

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In English 2201 we have been given a tall order: to survey a thousand years of British literary history. It is impossible to share with you all the characters, the narratives, and the textual moments that have captivated us as scholars of premodern literature. Yet, while crafting this textbook, we have sought to offer the most compelling assortment possible. This diverse, engaging selection of texts will allow you to form a nuanced impression of premodern literature while questioning what it has meant to write in English over the centuries. The Prelude to this textbook will introduce you to the monumental changes that textual culture has undergone since the early Middle Ages—from the specialist labors of medieval manuscript production to the mechanical and cultural power of the printing press all the way to the age of digital literacy. The following units cover four discreet literary periods: Pre-Conquest Medieval Literature (origins–1066), Post-Conquest Medieval Literature (1066–1485), Renaissance Literature (1485–1660), and finally Eighteenth-Century Literature (166–1800). Alongside literary texts (modernized and annotated where appropriate), we have provided readings on cultural and historical developments, video lectures, guiding reading questions, and writing prompts for recitations. We merely ask that you draw connections, ask how this literature speaks to your own experience, and, most of all, read eagerly.

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winstead2 and hoffman1088

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British Literature to 1800 Copyright © 2020 by Karen Winstead. All Rights Reserved.

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Literary studies: general

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British Literature to 1800
Authors
winstead2 and hoffman1088
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© 2020 Karen Winstead, Nicholas Hoffman

 

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Literary studies: general