English Character and the English Literary Tradition / Malcolm W. Wallace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wallace, Malcolm W., Author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (88 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This is a study of the characteristics of the English as revealed their literature throughout the centuries, showing, among other traits, their patriotism and their concern with public affairs and every abiding human interest, which have persisted from the Elizabethans through Milton, Keats, and Wordsworth. A vigorous, stimulating study which remarks, in a tone of celebnration, the English writers' deep concern with the development of man's highest qualities at home and abroad.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Acknowledgements

Lecture I. The Foundation of the Tradition

Lecture II. Ethics and Politics

Lecture III. The Twentieth Century

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

1-4875-8424-5

OCLC:

1129188718