A history of English literature
121 pages•about 2 h 30 min to read•Public domain
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As a chronological survey, the book traces English literature through its changing writers and forms, offering a connected account for general readers. In its discussion of Langland, the search for truth moves between London and Malvern, while a noisy tavern scene brings the poem’s moral criticism down to everyday life. Turning to Milton, Compton-Rickett admires how the blank verse varies its rhythm without losing the shape of the whole poem. Later, he distinguishes Scott’s clear narrative power from the stronger lyric gifts of his contemporaries.
