EngLit from old english through renaicansse.pdf

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English literature from the Old English period through the Renaissance / edited by J.E.

Luebering.—1st ed.

p. cm.—(The Britannica guide to world literature)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-61530-230-7 (eBook)

1. English literature—History and criticism. 2. English literature—Old English, ca. 450–1100—

History and criticism. 3. English literature—Middle English, 1100–1500—History and criticism.

4. English literature—Early modern, 1500–1700—History and criticism. I. Luebering, J. E.

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