Martin Coyle Knihy

A Brief History of English Literature provides a lively introductory guide to English literature from Beowulf to the present day. The authors write in their characteristically lucid style which enables the reader to engage fully with the narrative and easily understand the texts in relation to the social, political and cultural contexts in which they were written. A masterpiece of clarity and compression, this book is a must have for anyone interested in the history of literature from the British Isles.

This edition has been expanded to make it more relevant to the needs of today's students, offering a comprehensive guide to English poetry, drama and the novel. It also includes expanded essays on post-colonial literature and 20th-century literature and a wide variety of new entries, for example - on women's poetry, discourse, contradiction, the subject and the text. In addition, there is an extensive and revised guide to modern critical theory. John Peck and Martin Coyle are the series editors both of the How to Study Literature series and the New Casebooks series.

Here, at last, is the guide that shows school, college and university students how they can improve their essay-writing skills and their command of spelling, punctuation and grammar. Throughout the emphasis is upon clear guidelines and clear explanations of how to master all aspects of writing. Carefully designed both for students who have never been taught any grammar and for those who need reminding of the basic rules of English, this is set to become one of the indispensable reference works on every student's desk.