Books in the Oxford History of English Literature series

Part of the complete reissue of "The Oxford History of English Literature", this volume covers those areas of Victorian literature which are often regarded as secondary to the novel, the major genre of that period.

The Oxford History of English Literature is reissued in its entirety. For the purposes of the reissue certain of the volumes have been retitled and the series has been renumbered.

Part of the complete reissue of "The Oxford History of English Literature", this volume covers a 17-year period of the 19th century during which a great wealth and variety of literature was produced.

Part of the complete reissue of "The Oxford History of English Literature", this volume covers eight writers of the early 20th century whom the author sees as representative of that time.

Part of the complete reissue of "The Oxford History of English Literature", this volume covers the literary history of 16th century England.

Part of the complete reissue of "The Oxford History of English Literature", this volume reassesses the work of England's greatest medieval author and attempts to survey the 15th century in the light of modern scholarship.

Shakespeare is usually set apart from his contemporaries, in kind no less than quality. This book sees Elizabethan drama as drawn together by a shared need to deal with contradictory pressures from heterogeneous audiences, censorious authorities, profit driven managers, and authors looking for classic status and social esteem.