Project Gutenberg 2018-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 886 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew History of English Literature from "Beowulf" to Swinburne Preface -- List of authors -- Anglo-Saxon literature -- Anglo-Saxon Christian poetry -- Anglo-Saxon learning and prose -- After the Norman conquest -- Geoffrey of Monmouth -- Layamon's "Brut" -- The romances in rhyme -- Alliterative romances and poems -- Chaucer -- "Piers Plowman," Gower -- The successors of Chaucer -- Late mediaeval prose -- Malory -- Early Scottish literature -- Popular poetry; ballads; professional poetry -- Rise of the drama -- Wyatt and Surrey; Gascoigne; Sackville -- Prose of the Renaissance -- The Elizabethan stage and playwrights -- Other dramatists -- Elizabethan and Jacobean prose writers -- Late Elizabethan and Jacobean poets -- Late Jacobean and Caroline prose; Caroline prose -- Caroline poets -- Restoration theatre -- Augustan poetry -- Augustan prose -- Georgian poetry I -- Georgian poetry II -- Georgian prose I -- Georgian prose II -- The romantic movement -- Later Georgian novelists; magazines and essayists -- Poets after Wordsworth; general writers -- Late Victorian poets; poetic underwoods -- Latest Georgian and Victorian novelists -- Historians. Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues and Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive) "History of English Literature from 'Beowulf' to Swinburne" by Andrew Lang is a comprehensive historical account written in the early 20th century. This literary work surveys the evolution of English literature, tracing its roots from Anglo-Saxon texts through to the Victorian era. Lang aims to inspire readers to engage with the influential works of the past, emphasizing the importance of classic literature in shaping contemporary English culture. At the start of the text, Lang provides a preface outlining his approach to the immense topic of English literature, emphasizing that his book will not serve as an exhaustive encyclopedia but rather as a selective exploration focused on significant authors and their works. He reflects on the challenges of capturing a vast literary landscape and expresses his desire to spark interest among readers, encouraging them to discover these texts for themselves. The opening also emphasizes the foundational role of Anglo-Saxon literature, discussing the characteristics of early poetry and prose, including notable works like "Beowulf" and the cultural context that produced them, preparing the reader for a deeper exploration of historical literary currents. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English literature -- History and criticism PR Text Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 1793705 2025-07-22T12:59:30.777044 text/html 1762833 2019-09-20T10:41:58 text/html 766287 2025-07-22T13:00:05.695815 application/epub+zip 790947 2025-07-22T12:59:40.592921 application/epub+zip 787639 2025-07-22T12:59:35.656996 application/epub+zip 1258776 2025-07-22T13:00:19.054763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1113685 2025-07-22T12:59:57.221939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1114718 2022-08-25T13:13:29.689382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1454168 2025-07-22T12:59:27.262010 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1454212 2019-09-20T10:41:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19746 2025-07-22T13:00:19.231822 application/rdf+xml 15818 2025-07-22T12:59:35.914982 image/jpeg 2379 2025-07-22T12:59:35.790940 image/jpeg 589833 2019-09-20T10:42:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 716955 2019-09-20T10:42:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 717046 2025-07-22T12:59:30.902998 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia