the great works of English literature

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• The Norton Anthology of English Literature — The cover of the eighth edition The Norton Anthology of English Literature is an anthology of English literature published by the W. W. Norton Company. It has gone through eight editions since its inception in 1962; it is the publisher s best… …   Wikipedia

• English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …   Universalium

• English literature — The term English literature refers to literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; Joseph Conrad was Polish, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Dylan… …   Wikipedia

• English Literature — • Latin, French, Italian, Greek, and Spanish literatures are a few of the influences Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. English Literature     English Literature      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• ENGLISH LITERATURE — Biblical and Hebraic Influences The Bible has generally been found to be congenial to the English spirit. Indeed, the earliest English poetry consists of the seventh century metrical paraphrases of Genesis and Exodus attributed to Caedmon (died c …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• The Great Duke of Florence — is an early Caroline era stage play, a tragicomedy written by Philip Massinger, and first published in 1636. It has been called one of Massinger s best dramas, [Ward, Vol. 2, p. 275.] and a masterpiece of dramatic construction. [Patterson, p. 102 …   Wikipedia

• The Great Favourite — The Great Favourite, or the Duke of Lerma is a stage play written By Sir Robert Howard, a historical drama based on the life of Francisco Goméz de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke of Lerma, the favorite of King Philip III of Spain. [David Womersley, ed.,… …   Wikipedia

• The Great Gatsby — This article is about the novel. For the film, TV and opera adaptations, see The Great Gatsby (disambiguation). The Great Gatsby   …   Wikipedia

• Norton Anthology of English Literature — The Norton Anthology of English Literature is an anthology of English literature published by the W. W. Norton Company. It has gone through eight editions since its inception in 1962; it is the publisher’s best selling anthology, with some eight… …   Wikipedia

• The Great Indian Novel — Infobox Book | name = The Great Indian Novel title orig = translator = image caption = author = Shashi Tharoor illustrator = cover artist = country = India language = English series = genre = Roman à clef, Satirical, Historical novel publisher =… …   Wikipedia

• literature — noun (U) 1 books, plays, poems etc that people think have value: one of the great works of English literature 2 works such as these that are studied as a subject: a course in modern African literature 3 all the books, articles, etc on a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English