The Cambridge History of English Literature, Volume 1: From the Beginnings to the Cycles of Romance


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In the preliminary statement of the aims and objects of this History, communicated to those who were invited to become contributors to it, the editors emphasised the following purpose of their undertaking: A connected account was to be given of the successive movements of English literature, both main and subsidiary; and this was intended to imply an adequate treatment of secondary writers, instead of their being overshadowed by a few great names. - Summary by Preface

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The Beginnings by A.R. Waller 15:12 Lu par Sonia
Runes and Manuscripts Part 1 by A.C. Paues 21:09 Lu par Owlivia
Runes and Manuscripts Part 2 by A.C. Paues 15:46 Lu par Sonia
Early National Poetry Part 1 by H. Munroe Chadwick 29:15 Lu par Sonia
Early National Poetry Part 2 by H. Munroe Chadwick 18:14 Lu par Sonia
Early National Poetry Part 3 by H. Munroe Chadwick 20:05 Lu par Sonia
Old English Christian Poetry Part 1 by M. Bentick Smith 24:28 Lu par Sonia
Old English Christian Poetry Part 2 by M. Bentick Smith 26:50 Lu par Sonia
Old English Christian Poetry Part 3 by M. Bentick Smith 20:49 Lu par Sonia
Latin Writings in England to the Time of Alfred Part 1 by Montague Rhodes James 21:45 Lu par Sonia
Latin Writings in England to the Time of Alfred Part 2 by Montague Rhodes James 21:38 Lu par Sonia
Latin Writings in England to the Time of Alfred Part 3 by Montague Rhodes James 23:43 Lu par Sonia
Alfred and the Old English Prose of his Reign Part 1 by P.G. Thomas 16:23 Lu par Sarah Rothwell
Alfred and the Old English Prose of his Reign Part 2 by P.G. Thomas 14:33 Lu par Sarah Rothwell
Alfred and the Old English Prose of his Reign Part 3 by P.G. Thomas 26:05 Lu par Sonia
From Alfred to the Conquest Part 1 by John S. Westlake 32:39 Lu par Sonia
From Alfred to the Conquest Part 2 by John S. Westlake 17:25 Lu par Sonia
From Alfred to the Conquest Part 3 by John S. Westlake 25:15 Lu par Sonia
From Alfred to the Conquest Part 4 by John S. Westlake 29:33 Lu par Sonia
From Alfred to the Conquest Part 5 by John S. Westlake 20:36 Lu par Sonia
The Norman Conquest by A.R. Waller 15:27 Lu par EmilyCripps
Latin Chroniclers from the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries Part 1 by W. Lewis Jones 21:13 Lu par Sonia
Latin Chroniclers from the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries Part 2 by W. Lewis Jones 22:30 Lu par Sonia
Latin Chroniclers from the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries Part 3 by W. Lewis Jones 23:09 Lu par Sonia
Latin Chroniclers from the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries Part 4 by W. Lewis Jones 13:28 Lu par Sonia
English Scholars of Paris and Franciscans of Oxford Part 1 by J.W. Sandys 29:16 Lu par Owlivia
English Scholars of Paris and Franciscans of Oxford Part 2 by J.W. Sandys 27:24 Lu par Sonia
English Scholars of Paris and Franciscans of Oxford Part 3 by J.W. Sandys 28:58 Lu par Sonia
English Scholars of Paris and Franciscans of Oxford Part 4 by J.W. Sandys 17:54 Lu par Sonia
Early Transition English Part 1 by J.W.H. Atkins 39:58 Lu par Sonia
Early Transition English Part 2 by J.W.H. Atkins 12:33 Lu par Sonia
Early Transition English Part 3 by J.W.H. Atkins 25:35 Lu par Sonia
The Arthurian Legend Part 1 by W. Lewis Jones 24:05 Lu par ClemmFandango
The Arthurian Legend Part 2 by W. Lewis Jones 32:39 Lu par ClemmFandango
The Arthurian Legend Part 3 by W. Lewis Jones 23:39 Lu par Sonia
The Arthurian Legend Part 4 by W. Lewis Jones 18:11 Lu par Sonia
Metrical Romances I, 1200-1500 Part 1 by W.P. Ker 16:49 Lu par Sarah Rothwell
Metrical Romances I, 1200-1500 Part 2 by W.P. Ker 23:25 Lu par Sarah Rothwell
Metrical Romances I, 1200-1500 Part 3 by W.P. Ker 23:36 Lu par Sonia
Metrical Romances II, 1200-1500 Part 1 by J.W.H. Atkins 19:26 Lu par Sonia
Metrical Romances II, 1200-1500 Part 2 by J.W.H. Atkins 18:48 Lu par Sonia
Metrical Romances II, 1200-1500 Part 3 by J.W.H. Atkins 18:53 Lu par Sonia
"Pearl," "Cleannness," "Patience," and "Sir Gawayne" Part 1 by I. Gollancz 16:15 Lu par EKram
"Pearl," "Cleannness," "Patience," and "Sir Gawayne" Part 2 by I. Gollancz 26:44 Lu par Sonia
Later Transition English I Legendaries and Chroniclers Part 1 by Clara L Thomson 25:17 Lu par Sonia
Later Transition English I Legendaries and Chroniclers Part 2 by Clara L Thomson 25:57 Lu par Sonia
Later Transition English I Legendaries and Chroniclers Part 3 by Clara L Thomson 20:11 Lu par Sonia
Later Transition English II Secular Lyrics; Tales; Social Satire Part 1 by A.R. Waller 20:56 Lu par Sonia
Later Transition English II Secular Lyrics; Tales; Social Satire Part 2 by A.R. Waller 10:23 Lu par Sonia
The Prosody of Old and Middle English by George Saintsbury 19:41 Lu par Sonia
Changes in the Language to the Days of Chaucer Part 1 by Henry Bradley 14:14 Lu par Sonia
Changes in the Language to the Days of Chaucer Part 2 by Henry Bradley 23:28 Lu par Sonia
Changes in the Language to the Days of Chaucer Part 3 by Henry Bradley 17:36 Lu par Sonia
Changes in the Language to the Days of Chaucer Part 4 by Henry Bradley 31:35 Lu par Sonia
The Anglo-French Law Language by F.W. Maitland 20:39 Lu par Kazbek
Appendix to Chapter 7: The Old English Sung, or Ballad, Metre 19:40 Lu par Sonia