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Provides period-based literary history with historical and cultural context, major movements, central authors, characteristic works, methods, and term glossaries. Includes dedicated sections on literary theory and criticism, mapping key theorists and critical schools, and a cross-range reference glossary of terms, genres, and techniques drawn from literary history and critical practice.","ACADEMIC REFERENCE SERIES  \nLiterary History · Theory · Criticism  \nA Complete Academic Reference to English Literature  \nHistory, Theory, Criticism, and Key Works  \nFrom Aristotle and the Ancient Greeks to Contemporary Literature Covering 12 Literary Periods · 400+ Authors · 350+ Works 60+ Theorists · 500+ Literary Terms and Concepts  \nCOMPREHENSIVE SCHOLARLY REFERENCE EDITION  \nEnglish Literature · From Classical Antiquity to the Present Day  \nPREFACE  \nThis volume constitutes a comprehensive academic reference to English literature, spanning the foundational texts of classical Greece and Rome to the literary productions of the contemporary period. It is designed to serve as a dependable companion for students of literature at all levels, for teachers engaged in secondary and tertiary literary education, and for general readers who seek a systematic and scholarly account of the literary tradition.  \nThe book is organized into three principal parts. Part One presents a literary history of English and English-language writing organized by period, from Classical Antiquity through the Contemporary era. Each chapter provides an account of the historical and cultural context of the period, its major literary movements, its central authors and their characteristic works and methods, and a glossary of the literary terms most closely associated with that period.  \nPart Two is devoted to literary theory and criticism, providing a systematic account of the major theorists and critical schools, with particular attention to the key concepts and debates of each tradition. Part Three presents a comprehensive reference glossary of literary terms, genres, and techniques drawn from the full range of literary history and critical practice.  \nNo work of this kind can aspire to be truly exhaustive: literary history is immeasurably rich, and the boundaries of the canon are inconstant negotiation. The selection offered here reflects the authors, works, movements, and concepts most prominently represented in the curricula and critical traditions of English literary study. Entries for each author focus on ideas, stylistic practices, and literary works, rather than on biographical details.  \nPART ONE  \nA Literary History of English Literature  \nFrom Classical Antiquity to the Contemporary Period  \nCHAPTER ONE  \nClassical and Ancient Literature  \n\n| Historical and Cultural Context |\n| --- |\n| The Classical and Ancient period encompasses the literary traditions of ancient Greece and Rome, constituting the foundational corpus of Western literary culture. Greek literature developed from an archaic oral tradition and matured into the rich dramatic, philosophical, lyric, and epic traditions of the classical era. The Roman literary tradition, which flourished especially during the Augustan period, absorbed and transformed Greek models while generating works of extraordinary originality in epic poetry, lyric verse, satire, rhetoric, and philosophy. Together, these traditions established virtually every genre practised in subsequent Western literature.\u003Cbr>Central to an understanding of classical literature is the role of civic life in shaping literary production. Greek tragedy and comedy were performed at civic festivals in honour of Dionysus; epic poetry was composed for aristocratic courts; philosophical dialogue emerged from the public and private practice of intellectual inquiry. 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