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EX BIBLIOTHECA FRANCES YATES A. A HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE 13v ARTHUR C0MPT0N-RICKET1\ M.A., LL.D. LONDON: JACK T. C. & E. C. 67 LONG ACRE, W.C, AND EDINBURGH NEW YORK: DODGE PUBLISHING CO. CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I. THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH SPEECH. (670- 1400) 11 II. THE ENGLISH RENASCENCE. (1400-1660) . . 27 III. THE AGE OF SATIRE (fROM BUTLER TO POPE). (c. 1660-1740) 57 IV. THE AGE OF SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (jOHNSON AND THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY NOVELISTS). (c. 1740-80) 69 V. THE ROMANTIC REVIVAL. (c. 1780-1832) . . 76 VI. THE VICTORIAN ERA. (c. 1832-1900) . . 90 A NOTE ON PRESENT DAY TENDENCIES 110 . . HINTS FOR FURTHER STUDY .112 . , . Ui ; CHRONOLOGICAL SYNOPSIS I THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH SPEECH DATE PAGE Itscomposite texture.—Persistence of the Anglo-Saxon element.—Nature of English Poetry..—Th.e .earl.iest c. 520 .... BeowEunlgfl.ishWiPdsoietmhs. Dear'sComplaint ... 1113 .... The first maker of English verse—C-fiDMON 14 c.670 Ca)dmon'8 Paraphrase 16 THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD (c. 670—c..105.0) .. ... Anglo-Saxon Poetry 15 893t7hcent. . . . CSoynngewouflBprunanburgh 1155 Characteristics of Anglo-Saxon Poetry: Parallelism; adlilfiftuesreatsitoynle; absence of rhyme; com.pou.nd.wor.ds 15 Anglo-Saxon Prose, mainly educational 16 731 Bedk'S Ecclesiastical History 16 849-901 . . . ALFRCKhDro,nicfleoubnedgerunof English prose; Anglo-Saxon 16 Late10thcentI. Literature flourishes under Edgar and Elfric . . 17 THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD (c. 1050-c. 1400) .....17 TMhidedlReelEignigoluisshanPdoetthrey:RCohmaarnatctiecriNsottices . . . 18 (a) The Religious ^iote 18 c. 1215 . . . OLirvme'ssoOfritnheulvSranints .... I1S8 13th cent. . . RicThhaerdAnRcio-Ueen,Jflomrleerunner of Langland ... 1198 14th cent. . . WLainlgllianadm'sLapenrgslonaanldityanadndPiwerosrkPloxnnan 2200 Analysis of Piers Plowman 20 Piers Plowman and John Ball 20 c. 1320-84 . . WCyocmplairfeawnidthhisLawnogrlaknd 2200 (b)ATnheewBdoempaanrttiucreN—otseentiment and gaiet.y ...... 2211 "Courtly" and "Popular" poetry 21 It : ; CHRONOLOGICAL SYNOPSIS v DATE ..... PACK 1205 Z« Brut and Layamon ...... 21 .... Its importance 21 1220 TIThmheproemOreawttalgtnrecaeraentdooffStFthtroehraeynN-ciceAgy,rhcttlthiehnusegra:imlaeatnhtetCyecrmlaeotfteBrritoafinR.ome., .the*.222211 EBaarlllaydHPiosteotrryy (a1n3dthPhtoilcolsoospehoyf:—16th cent.ury). .. . 2234 1144tthh cceenntt.. .. .. JGoeGGholenafonffvfGriroelewlyyeer;Cofh:RaoCugoMnecofrenersmBsoai:ocu—otAnhma;ntWiilsliam of Malmesbury 222444 2'he Canterbury Tales 26 II THE ENGLISH RENASCENCE (1400-1660) The Intermediate Perii)d:— ecccc1.....3911113433444-773721000424-----3cc911..715502116244..5510...... ...... GCRJTJaaoohavxbhmoietnemnrosatnLDs,yIoH,duHegagoKnanlcirtdacnyeslgsSeioivsrne.Q;TuGHhaOariMmrAeSntMAoLfOGRoYo'dSLMaodriteesd'Art•.hur:.. 2222277888 (c. 1470) 28 Its significance 28 111544272382---511653050 .. .. ..1.MLTToohhrreeed'PsDBaersrUtantoemonrpa'iL:sae—tttrearnsslation of Froissart ........ 2288 Its place in Elizabethan Literature 28 Fo1u.rMSytsatgeersieisnaintsdDMeivrealcloepmIe'nltays: in the Church. . 2299 23.. MoErvae,l,riytmyana,nda,nI,ndteHrelyuwdoeo:d's FionutrheP'Msar.ket.-pl.ace 233090 4. Beginningof EnglishTragedy: Gorboduc(1561-62) (—Ferrex ami Pollux) 31 Comedy R"aTlhpehURnoiivsetresritDyoisWtietrs;"Gammer Gurton'sNeedle . 3311 1576 ChMrairsltoowpehe;rLyMlyar; lGoreweene:—; Peele; Lodge; Nash; Kyd 31 liis influence on the Drama. His Plays summarised 31 HFiirsstVeTrhseea.treIllbuusitlrtabtiyonJsames Burbage,atBl.ackf.ria.rs, 31 then the Curtain, Globe, and Fortune 34 15C4-1616 . . WilTlhieafmouSrhPaekreisodpseaorfeP:la—y-writing .... 35 Sketch of his Life 35 Nature of the Shakespearean Drama 37 The Poet. Illustrations 38 The Psychologist. Illustrations 38 1673-1637 . . BenHisJocnhsioefnP:lTahyse.MaChnaraanctderhiisstiMcesthods 39 Influence on the Drama 39 : ;;; vi CHRONOLOGICAL SYNOPSIS DATE ....PAGE 1584-1616. . . . BeKanuimgohtntofatnhdeBFulretncihnegrP(e1s5t7l9e-;16S2p5a)nishCurate; Wild 41 cc11cc....65181111635556-7837109206---41110666.452127.. .......... TPJTCJhhohhoiohaohlnmpnmGimoapaoFasWssMoneear'bDMsdsseiCstkdh:itekdanrTrelsgaherene:etsr:olTBanS:hrtheN:ioooekeTnWemwhhnaeoikftWHeCeaerHh'ayoaDsrnemtgvteHoieorllPli;iandDgyauycOhl,.edssD.eo.bfts.Ma.lf..i ...44444441111111 2. Poetry;— 11550537-1542 ... TSoitrteTlh'somMaissceWlylaatnty ... 4422 c. 1516-47 . . . EaFrilrsotfeSxuarmrpelye:otfraEnnsgllaitesdh2bnldank^nveeirsde ... 4422 e. 1525-77 . . . GeFolrogweersG,asHceoirgbusea:nd Weeds; Steele Glas ... 4438 11555346--816608... .... TSihArorhmPcahaaidmslieiaS;pacSDkeIvfiDelNlnEesYe::oCfomPpoleatirnite;oSfonDnuetkse of.Bu.cki.ng- 444333 1563-1631 . . . MiEcphiastellesDroafytPooent:s and Poesie; Polyolb.ian.; Ba.ttl.e of 43 1552-99 .... EdmAugnindcoSupretn;seJrN:ymCphhaardaictaeristics .... 4434 Shepherd's Cal—endar; Faerie Queene 44 1L7atthec1e6ntth. an.d.. .ThWeilLlyTWTPFirihhuhialiloocmlnkmmeieaSaaacssBsmGhyroMBerCFoovrldlaireomllt;wplecneihyeToe(;hrn;LoSo;G;imreraDdoJsrWroBgiuhrelnmolTWmoaiiDkloaatlemninh)sideDe;arlvo;e;fJSnoiaRIhriloniJabtowe;htrDnGhtoioDwlrJealnosavndinaeeedsnnsd; 46 1573-1631 . . . HJeorhbnerDtoonfneCherbury(1583-1648)first to use themetre 48 ofInMemoriam; RobertHerrick (1591-1674); Sir Robert Suckling (1G09-1642); Richard Lovelace (1618-58); Richard Crashaw (c. 1613-49); Henry .... Vaughan (1621-1693); George Herbert (1593-1633) 48 1603-74 John Milton: last great Pi)et of the Renascence . 48 Characteristics: Puritan Note 49 Illustrations 49 c1.55145-4106-0964 .. .. ..3.JWTioEhlhuelnpihNaLuomyevlsePya;li::nt—tpheiero'nAseneIarttaoolfimaytnheoSftEornWigieltsish Novel... 555112 cc1..5611755-561806--0191C2.25... ........4.TRTPohhrPboooaemmsnraaedtssoosGtItNrh^oaeedrs;eghnetLe::ihf:aLeRn—iofasFenaidlocfytDniJedoaeanct:kh—WoiflNtoend Br..own..e ... ... 56552223 1515-68 Roger Ascham: his influence on prose 54 c1.56115-5146-216600. .. .. SRiirch¥iaknrgkd;^cHHioissotkBoearrcyoosf:HeEnsis-ajfysV;IAId;vaNnecwemAetnltanotfisLecaormn-- 54 1604 AuthpoarreidsewditVherMsorieo'nsoUftotphiea Bible:—... .. ..5564 .... Its influence on English Literature 56 1628-88 John Bunyan 57 .... Characteristics and Influence .... 56 1605-82 Browne's Religio Medici 56 1577-1640 . . . Burton's Anatomie ofMelancholic 56