• ISBN13: 9788126907717
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: June 15, 2020
• Pages: 598
• Original Price: INR 595.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 570 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): General

The book is based on the uniform pattern of syllabus for M.A. in English for Indian Universities prescribed by the UGC. It is comprehensive and covers the entire history of British Literature. It also includes exhaustive material on American Literature, Commonwealth Literature and Indian Writing in English. There is a useful section on Classics of World Literature too.

It will cater to the need of postgraduate students and scholars, as well as anyone preparing for competitive examinations like NET, JRF, SLET and Pre-Ph.D. registration test. The book presents multiple choice questions and answers and is indispensable for any examination one may choose to prepare for.

Dr. I.K. Masih is Senior Professor at Magadh University. He has been a Visiting Academic at Dublin University, Ireland. He has wide experience of teaching British, American and Commonwealth literatures. He is a conscientious teacher with a scholarly bent of mind. He has published five books and a large number of research papers. Dr. K.K. Narayan is Reader and Dr. Pandey Om Prakash is Senior Lecturer at Gaya College and both are actively involved in teaching English to students of B.A. Honours and M.A. courses as well as in various vocational programmes. Dr. Rahmat Jahan is Senior Lecturer at G.B.M. College, Gaya and has published books on Shaw and Ibsen. Dr. Neeraj Kumar is Senior Lecturer at Postgraduate Department of English, Magadh University. He is involved in research, English Language Teaching and Linguistics. He has published a book on R.K. Narayan.

• 1. Early Period (Beginning to 1550)
• 2. The Renaissance Period (1550 – 1660)
• 3. The Restoration Period (1660 – 1702)
• 4. The Neo-Classical Age (1702 – 1740)
• 5. The Age of Reason (1740 – 1770)
• 6. Precursors of Romanticism (1770 – 1798)
• 7. The Romantic Period (1798 – 1832)
• 8. Mid-Nineteenth Century (1832 – 1875)
• 9. Later Nineteenth Century (1875 – 1914)
• 10. The Twentieth Century (1917 – 1963)
• 11. American Literature
• 12. Commonwealth Literature
• 13. Criticism from Beginning to Present
• 14. Classics of World Literature