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the 1980s.It discusses the work  \nmajor writers in their historical  \nhtext,with quotations,examples and  \nistrations.American literature is  \nrered in the companion volume  \nOutline of American Literature  \n85).  \ny features of this bok are:  \na critical survey of English literature  \nrom Old English to the present day  \nchapters on the 20th century  \ncompletely revised and brought up to  \nlate for this new edition,with  \nextended quotations from major  \nauthors  \nanew glossary of literary terms  \na table of historical and literary events  \n2000 word vocabulary  \nSBN 0-582-74917-4  \nPearson  \nEducation  \nww.longman,com  \nEnglish Literature  \nAn Outline of  \nu  \nAn Outline of  \nENGLISH LITERATUREGC Thornley and Gwyneth Robertswww longman.com  \nAn Outline ofEnglish Literature  \nNEW EDITION  \nG.C.Thornley and Gwyneth Roberts  \nFrontispiece illustration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe,1719  \nPearson Education Limited,Edinburgh Gate,Harlow,Essex CM202JE,Englandand Associated Companies throughout the world.  \nwww.longman.com  \nContents  \n◎Longman Group Ltd 1984.  \nAll rights reserved;no part of this publication may bereproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmittedin any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,withoutthe prior written permission of the Publishers.  \nFirst published 1968  \nNew edition 1984  \nTwenty-fourth impression 2003  \nISBN 0-582-74917-4Set in 10/12 pt Monophoto Baskerville(169)  \nCHAPTER I Old English literature7CHAPTER 2 Middle English literatureI5CHAPTER 3 Elizabethen poetry and prose23CHAPTER 4 Elizabethan drama35CHAPTER5 John Milton and his time53CHAPTER6 Restoration drama and prose63CHAPTER 7 English poets,r66o-17987ICHAPTER8 Eighteenth-century prose8I  \nPrinted in China  \nSWTC/24  \nAcknowledgements  \nWe should like to thank the following for permission to reproduce the photographs:  \nH.R.Beard Collection,Theatre Museum,Victoria and Albert 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