The British Tradition
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Table of Contents

UNIT 1: From Legend to History: The Old English and Medieval Periods (449–1485)
(pp. 1–219)

Part 1: Earthly Exile, Heavenly Home
Part 2: Focus on Literary Forms: The Epic
Part 3: A National Spirit
Part 4: Perils and Adventures

UNIT 2: Celebrating Humanity: The English Renaissance Period (1485–1625)
(pp. 220–405)

Part 1: Lovers and Their Lines
Part 2: The Influence of the Monarchy
Part 3: Focus on Literary Forms: Drama

UNIT 3: A Turbulent Time: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (1625–1798)
(pp. 406–609)

Part 1: The War Against Time
Part 2: A Nation Divided
Part 3: The Ties That Bind
Part 4: Focus on Literary Forms: The Essay

UNIT 4: Rebels and Dreamers: The Romantic Period (1798–1832)
(pp. 610–801)

Part 1: Fantasy and Reality
Part 2: Focus on Literary Forms: Lyric Poetry
Part 3: The Reaction to Society's Ills

UNIT 5: Progress and Decline: The Victorian Period (1833–1901)
(pp. 802–949)

Part 1: Relationships
Part 2: Focus on Literary Forms: The Novel
Part 3: The Empire and Its Discontents
Part 4: Gloom and Glory

UNIT 6: A Time of Rapid Change: The Modern and Postmodern Periods (1901–Present)
(pp. 950–1305)

Part 1: Waking From the Dream
Part 2: Conflicts Abroad and at Home
Part 3: Focus on Literary Forms: The Short Story
Part 4: From the National to the Global