"A concise and balanced overview of English literature from its Celtic, Roman, and Saxon roots to the present. . . . The work of an author with a persuasive personal viewpoint."John Barkham Reviews
"Delightful flavor. . . . Reading a few pages of Robert Martin Adams . . . makes all the literary history and criticism that I have read in recent years seem, even the best of it, dryasdust. It is wonderful that . . . a book like this can still be written."Donald Davie, Inquiry
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"A concise and balanced overview of English literature from its Celtic, Roman, and Saxon roots to the present. . . . The work of an author with a persuasive personal viewpoint."John Barkham Reviews
"Delightful flavor. . . . Reading a few pages of Robert Martin Adams . . . makes all the literary history and criticism that I have read in recent years seem, even the best of it, dryasdust. It is wonderful that . . . a book like this can still be written."Donald Davie, Inquiry
Imprint | W W Norton & Co Inc |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | 1987 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | October 1986 |
Authors | Robert M. Adams |
Dimensions | 211 x 140 x 41mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 644 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-393-30343-8 |
Barcode | 9780393303438 |
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LSN | 0-393-30343-8 |