A Brief History of English and American Literature by Henry A. Beers

Por: Loyal Books
Henry Augustin Beers (1847-?), native of Buffalo, NY and professor of English at Yale, with the help of John Fletcher Hurst (1834-1903), Methodist bishop and first Chancellor of American University, has written a sweeping thousand 900 year history of English literature, up to the end of the 19th century. Although at times biased and sometimes misguided (as when he dismisses Mark Twain as a humorist noteworthy in his time but not for the ages), his research is sound and his criticism is interesting and quite often very balanced. In addition, the last chapter of each part is Hurst’s synopsis of religious and theological literature in the language. This book is interesting for its point of view, but also useful as a jumping-off point for those interested in reading the classics.
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Latest episodes of the podcast A Brief History of English and American Literature by Henry A. Beers

00 – Introduction, Preface 02/01/2025
01 – Part 1, Chapter I – From the Conquest to Chaucer, 1066-1400 01/01/2025
02 – Part 1, Chapter II – From Chaucer to Spenser, 1400-1599 31/12/2024
03 – Part 1, Chapter III – The Age of Shakspere, 1564-1616 30/12/2024
04 – Part 1, Chapter IV – The Age of Milton, 1608-1674 29/12/2024
05 – Part 1, Chapter V – From the Restoration to the Death of Pope, 1660-1744 28/12/2024
06 – Part 1, Chapter VI – From the Death of Pope to the French Revolution, 1744-1789 27/12/2024
07 – Part 1, Chapter VII – From the French Revolution to the Death of Scott, 1789-1832 26/12/2024
08 – Part 1, Chapter VIII – From the Death of Scott to the Present Time, 1832-1886 25/12/2024
09 – Part 1, Chapter IX – Theological and Religious Literature in Great Britain 24/12/2024
10 – Part 2, Preface & Chapter I – The Colonial Period, 1607-1765 23/12/2024
11 – Part 2, Chapter II – The Revolutionary Period, 1765-1815 22/12/2024
12 – Part 2, Chapter III – The Era of National Expansion, 1815-1837 21/12/2024
13 – Part 2, Chapter IV – The Concord Writers, 1837-1861 20/12/2024
14 – Part 2, Chapter V – The Cambridge Scholars, 1837-1861 19/12/2024
15 – Part 2, Chapter VI – Literature in the Cities, 1837-1861 18/12/2024
16 – Part 2, Chapter VII – Literature since 1861 17/12/2024
17 – Part 2, Chapter VIII – Theological and Religious Literature in America 16/12/2024
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