English Literature in the Sixteenth Century

Excluding Drama

C. S. Lewis

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HARPER360
21 February 2023

Biography: literary; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary reference works; Educational: English literature

C. S. Lewis offers a magisterial take on the literature and poetry of one of the most consequential periods in world history, providing deep insight into some of the greatest writers of the age, including Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, William Tyndale, John Knox, Dr. Johnson, Richard Hooker, Hugh Latimer, Christopher Marlowe, John Donne, and Thomas Cranmer.

English Literature in the Sixteenth Century is an invigorating overview of English literature from the Norman Conquest through the mid-seventeenth century from one of the greatest public intellectuals of the modern age. In this wise, distinctive collection, C. S. Lewis expounds on the profound impact prose and poetry had on both British intellectual life and his own critical thinking and writing, demonstrated in his deep reflections and essays.

This incisive work is essential for any serious literature scholar, intellectual Anglophile, or C. S. Lewis fan.

By: C. S. Lewis
Imprint: HARPER360
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 45mm
Weight: 862g
ISBN: 9780063222175
ISBN 10: 0063222175
Pages: 752
Publication Date: 21 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a fellow and tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Mere Christianity, Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classic, The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and been transformed into three major motion pictures.

Reviews for English Literature in the Sixteenth Century (Excluding Drama)

At a time when literary history is hesitantly skirting a desert of technicalities, he has written a book in a great tradition, a book almost overwhelmingly rich and assured.--Frank Kermode, BBC Third Programme