English Literature in the Sixteenth Century (Excluding Drama)

C. S. Lewis offers a magisterial take on the literature and poetry of one of the most consequential periods in world history, providing deep insight into some of the greatest writers of the age, including Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, William Tyndale, John Knox, Dr. Johnson, Richard Hooker, Hugh Latimer, Christopher Marlowe, John Donne, and Thomas Cranmer.
English Literature in the Sixteenth Century is an invigorating overview of English literature from the Norman Conquest through the mid-seventeenth century from one of the greatest public intellectuals of the modern age. In this wise, distinctive collection, C. S. Lewis expounds on the profound impact prose and poetry had on both British intellectual life and his own critical thinking and writing, demonstrated in his deep reflections and essays.
This incisive work is essential for any serious literature scholar, intellectual Anglophile, or C. S. Lewis fan.

About the author

Clive Staples Lewis (1898–1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics in The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and have been transformed into three major motion pictures.

Product details

• Authors: C S Lewis, C. S. Lewis
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.08.2022
• EAN: 9780063222175
• ISBN: 978-0-06-322217-5
• No. of pages: 752
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 44 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Education, Theory of art, European History, ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, RELIGION / Christianity / General, ART / European, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, Ireland, History of Art, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Reference works, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, c 1500 to c 1600, Literature: history and criticism, 1485–1603 (Tudor period), Religious and ceremonial art, RELIGION: CHRISTIAN THOUGHT, RELIGION: Christianity / Literature & the Arts, RELIGION: C. S. LEWIS, Religion / C. S. Lewis, Religion / Christian Thought