Thomas Warton's History of English Poetry (1774-81) was the great pioneering work of English literary history. Telling the story from the Norman Conquest to the beginning of the seventeenth century, Warton's volumes gave Britain a first real sense of the full richness of its literary past. For the first time the DEGREESHistory of English Poetry is being published in as complete a form as possible. Warton never lived to finish the work, and just eighty-eight pages of a fourth volume were left in print when he died. These pages are included in Volume Four of this edition. David...
Thomas Warton's History of English Poetry (1774-81) was the great pioneering work of English literary history. Telling the story from the Nor...
The most complete interpretation of Spenser's Fairy Queen, this is a facsimile reprint of the 1762 London publication, the second revised and enlarged edition of this work. This was the first major critical study of Spenser's work. This title is cited and recommended by Books for College Libraries and the Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature.
The most complete interpretation of Spenser's Fairy Queen, this is a facsimile reprint of the 1762 London publication, the second revised and enlarged...
