Chamber's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times Till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 1 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 77
Page 18
... literature in the Mid- England kingdom of Mercia is even of less im- portance than it is in Wessex . Under Æthelbald the country seems to have won a reputation for learning ; and Ecgwin , Bishop of Worcester , is said to be our first ...
... literature in the Mid- England kingdom of Mercia is even of less im- portance than it is in Wessex . Under Æthelbald the country seems to have won a reputation for learning ; and Ecgwin , Bishop of Worcester , is said to be our first ...
Page 32
... literature of Italy - these were the quickening influences in English literature from the days of Layamon till a new tide of foreign - born ideas began a fresh epoch in the sixteenth century . The blood which ran in the veins of the ...
... literature of Italy - these were the quickening influences in English literature from the days of Layamon till a new tide of foreign - born ideas began a fresh epoch in the sixteenth century . The blood which ran in the veins of the ...
Page 244
... literature was proceeding at full speed while the political world was still quiet , and when none but the most far - sighted patriots anticipated a grand upheaval . On the other hand , it is by no means certain that an eager interest in ...
... literature was proceeding at full speed while the political world was still quiet , and when none but the most far - sighted patriots anticipated a grand upheaval . On the other hand , it is by no means certain that an eager interest in ...
Contents
HALFHEATHEN POETRY | 7 |
LATIN WRITERS BEFORE ÆLFRED | 16 |
POETRY FROM ALFRED TO THE CONQUEST | 23 |
34 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Ælfred agayne Beowulf Bible Bishop bokes Brythons Cædmon Canterbury Canterbury Tales century Chaucer Christ Chronicle Church Cynewulf death dede doth doun edition England English literature English poetry Faerie Queene French grene gret grete hand hath haue Henry Henry VIII honour Huchown John king Kingis Quair knight kyng lady land Latin Layamon learning legend lines literary London Lord lyke maner moche myght mynde noble nocht Northumbria play poem poet poetry printed probably prose Queen Quen quhen quhilk quod religious Rhene rhymes Richard romance sayd Scotland Scots Scottish shal Shep Sir Thomas sone song Spenser stanzas story tale thai thair thee thenne ther therfore theyr thing thou thow thyng tion translation tyme unto Vercelli Book verse whan William wolde words writing written wrote wyll Wynkyn de Worde wyth yere