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Cambridge History of English Literature, Volume 1: From the Beginnings to the Cycles of Romance

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In the preliminary statement of the aims and objects of this History, communicated to those who were invited to become contributors to it, the editors emphasised the following purpose of their undertaking: A connected account was to be given of the successive movements of English literature, both main and subsidiary; and this was intended to imply an adequate treatment of secondary writers, instead of their being overshadowed by a few great names. - Summary by Preface

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Chapters

Chapter 1
The Beginnings by A.R. Waller
15:12
Chapter 2
Runes and Manuscripts Part 1 by A.C. Paues
21:09
Chapter 3
Runes and Manuscripts Part 2 by A.C. Paues
15:46
Chapter 4
Early National Poetry Part 1 by H. Munroe Chadwick
29:15
Chapter 5
Early National Poetry Part 2 by H. Munroe Chadwick
18:14
Chapter 6
Early National Poetry Part 3 by H. Munroe Chadwick
20:05
Chapter 7
Old English Christian Poetry Part 1 by M. Bentick Smith
24:28
Chapter 8
Old English Christian Poetry Part 2 by M. Bentick Smith
26:50
Chapter 9
Old English Christian Poetry Part 3 by M. Bentick Smith
20:49
Chapter 10
Latin Writings in England to the Time of Alfred Part 1 by Montague Rhodes James
21:45
Chapter 11
Latin Writings in England to the Time of Alfred Part 2 by Montague Rhodes James
21:38
Chapter 12
Latin Writings in England to the Time of Alfred Part 3 by Montague Rhodes James
23:43
Chapter 13
Alfred and the Old English Prose of his Reign Part 1 by P.G. Thomas
16:23
Chapter 14
Alfred and the Old English Prose of his Reign Part 2 by P.G. Thomas
14:33
Chapter 15
Alfred and the Old English Prose of his Reign Part 3 by P.G. Thomas
26:05
Chapter 16
From Alfred to the Conquest Part 1 by John S. Westlake
32:39
Chapter 17
From Alfred to the Conquest Part 2 by John S. Westlake
17:25
Chapter 18
From Alfred to the Conquest Part 3 by John S. Westlake
25:15
Chapter 19
From Alfred to the Conquest Part 4 by John S. Westlake
29:33
Chapter 20
From Alfred to the Conquest Part 5 by John S. Westlake
20:36
Chapter 21
The Norman Conquest by A.R. Waller
15:27
Chapter 22
Latin Chroniclers from the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries Part 1 by W. Lewis Jones
21:13
Chapter 23
Latin Chroniclers from the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries Part 2 by W. Lewis Jones
22:30
Chapter 24
Latin Chroniclers from the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries Part 3 by W. Lewis Jones
23:09
Chapter 25
Latin Chroniclers from the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries Part 4 by W. Lewis Jones
13:28
Chapter 26
English Scholars of Paris and Franciscans of Oxford Part 1 by J.W. Sandys
29:16
Chapter 27
English Scholars of Paris and Franciscans of Oxford Part 2 by J.W. Sandys
27:24
Chapter 28
English Scholars of Paris and Franciscans of Oxford Part 3 by J.W. Sandys
28:58
Chapter 29
English Scholars of Paris and Franciscans of Oxford Part 4 by J.W. Sandys
17:54
Chapter 30
Early Transition English Part 1 by J.W.H. Atkins
39:58
Chapter 31
Early Transition English Part 2 by J.W.H. Atkins
12:33
Chapter 32
Early Transition English Part 3 by J.W.H. Atkins
25:35
Chapter 33
The Arthurian Legend Part 1 by W. Lewis Jones
24:05
Chapter 34
The Arthurian Legend Part 2 by W. Lewis Jones
32:39
Chapter 35
The Arthurian Legend Part 3 by W. Lewis Jones
23:39
Chapter 36
The Arthurian Legend Part 4 by W. Lewis Jones
18:11
Chapter 37
Metrical Romances I, 1200-1500 Part 1 by W.P. Ker
16:49
Chapter 38
Metrical Romances I, 1200-1500 Part 2 by W.P. Ker
23:25
Chapter 39
Metrical Romances I, 1200-1500 Part 3 by W.P. Ker
23:36
Chapter 40
Metrical Romances II, 1200-1500 Part 1 by J.W.H. Atkins
19:26
Chapter 41
Metrical Romances II, 1200-1500 Part 2 by J.W.H. Atkins
18:48
Chapter 42
Metrical Romances II, 1200-1500 Part 3 by J.W.H. Atkins
18:53
Chapter 43
"Pearl," "Cleannness," "Patience," and "Sir Gawayne" Part 1 by I. Gollancz
16:15
Chapter 44
"Pearl," "Cleannness," "Patience," and "Sir Gawayne" Part 2 by I. Gollancz
26:44
Chapter 45
Later Transition English I Legendaries and Chroniclers Part 1 by Clara L Thomson
25:17
Chapter 46
Later Transition English I Legendaries and Chroniclers Part 2 by Clara L Thomson
25:57
Chapter 47
Later Transition English I Legendaries and Chroniclers Part 3 by Clara L Thomson
20:11
Chapter 48
Later Transition English II Secular Lyrics; Tales; Social Satire Part 1 by A.R. Waller
20:56
Chapter 49
Later Transition English II Secular Lyrics; Tales; Social Satire Part 2 by A.R. Waller
10:23
Chapter 50
The Prosody of Old and Middle English by George Saintsbury
19:41
Chapter 51
Changes in the Language to the Days of Chaucer Part 1 by Henry Bradley
14:14
Chapter 52
Changes in the Language to the Days of Chaucer Part 2 by Henry Bradley
23:28
Chapter 53
Changes in the Language to the Days of Chaucer Part 3 by Henry Bradley
17:36
Chapter 54
Changes in the Language to the Days of Chaucer Part 4 by Henry Bradley
31:35
Chapter 55
The Anglo-French Law Language by F.W. Maitland
20:39
Chapter 56
Appendix to Chapter 7: The Old English Sung, or Ballad, Metre
19:40

Cambridge History of English Literature, Volume 1: From the Beginnings to the Cycles of Romance

Chapters

The Beginnings by A.R. Waller

Runes and Manuscripts Part 1 by A.C. Paues

Runes and Manuscripts Part 2 by A.C. Paues

Early National Poetry Part 1 by H. Munroe Chadwick

Early National Poetry Part 2 by H. Munroe Chadwick

Early National Poetry Part 3 by H. Munroe Chadwick

Old English Christian Poetry Part 1 by M. Bentick Smith

Old English Christian Poetry Part 2 by M. Bentick Smith

Old English Christian Poetry Part 3 by M. Bentick Smith

Latin Writings in England to the Time of Alfred Part 1 by Montague Rhodes James

Latin Writings in England to the Time of Alfred Part 2 by Montague Rhodes James

Latin Writings in England to the Time of Alfred Part 3 by Montague Rhodes James

Alfred and the Old English Prose of his Reign Part 1 by P.G. Thomas

Alfred and the Old English Prose of his Reign Part 2 by P.G. Thomas

Alfred and the Old English Prose of his Reign Part 3 by P.G. Thomas

From Alfred to the Conquest Part 1 by John S. Westlake

From Alfred to the Conquest Part 2 by John S. Westlake

From Alfred to the Conquest Part 3 by John S. Westlake

From Alfred to the Conquest Part 4 by John S. Westlake

From Alfred to the Conquest Part 5 by John S. Westlake

The Norman Conquest by A.R. Waller

Latin Chroniclers from the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries Part 1 by W. Lewis Jones

Latin Chroniclers from the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries Part 2 by W. Lewis Jones

Latin Chroniclers from the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries Part 3 by W. Lewis Jones

Latin Chroniclers from the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries Part 4 by W. Lewis Jones

English Scholars of Paris and Franciscans of Oxford Part 1 by J.W. Sandys

English Scholars of Paris and Franciscans of Oxford Part 2 by J.W. Sandys

English Scholars of Paris and Franciscans of Oxford Part 3 by J.W. Sandys

English Scholars of Paris and Franciscans of Oxford Part 4 by J.W. Sandys

Early Transition English Part 1 by J.W.H. Atkins

Early Transition English Part 2 by J.W.H. Atkins

Early Transition English Part 3 by J.W.H. Atkins

The Arthurian Legend Part 1 by W. Lewis Jones

The Arthurian Legend Part 2 by W. Lewis Jones

The Arthurian Legend Part 3 by W. Lewis Jones

The Arthurian Legend Part 4 by W. Lewis Jones

Metrical Romances I, 1200-1500 Part 1 by W.P. Ker

Metrical Romances I, 1200-1500 Part 2 by W.P. Ker

Metrical Romances I, 1200-1500 Part 3 by W.P. Ker

Metrical Romances II, 1200-1500 Part 1 by J.W.H. Atkins

Metrical Romances II, 1200-1500 Part 2 by J.W.H. Atkins

Metrical Romances II, 1200-1500 Part 3 by J.W.H. Atkins

"Pearl," "Cleannness," "Patience," and "Sir Gawayne" Part 1 by I. Gollancz

"Pearl," "Cleannness," "Patience," and "Sir Gawayne" Part 2 by I. Gollancz

Later Transition English I Legendaries and Chroniclers Part 1 by Clara L Thomson

Later Transition English I Legendaries and Chroniclers Part 2 by Clara L Thomson

Later Transition English I Legendaries and Chroniclers Part 3 by Clara L Thomson

Later Transition English II Secular Lyrics; Tales; Social Satire Part 1 by A.R. Waller

Later Transition English II Secular Lyrics; Tales; Social Satire Part 2 by A.R. Waller

The Prosody of Old and Middle English by George Saintsbury

Changes in the Language to the Days of Chaucer Part 1 by Henry Bradley

Changes in the Language to the Days of Chaucer Part 2 by Henry Bradley

Changes in the Language to the Days of Chaucer Part 3 by Henry Bradley

Changes in the Language to the Days of Chaucer Part 4 by Henry Bradley

The Anglo-French Law Language by F.W. Maitland

Appendix to Chapter 7: The Old English Sung, or Ballad, Metre