English social and cultural history : an introductory guide and glossary - Choudhury, Bibhash (India PHI, 2019)
As the English life and culture are inextricably interwoven with the literary traditions of England and its myriad aspects, this study provides significant insights into the field of English literature and the contexts it emerges from. the text begins with a description of English life and culture from the medieval period to the Renaissance. The author gives a masterly analysis of such subjects as Feudalism, medieval drama and literature, The Renaissance, the Reformation and most significantly, the Elizabethan theatre. A new sub-section on 'women writers of the Renaissance' Has been added to this Chapter then, the text goes on to describe in detail about the restoration period and the age of reason. Besides, the book gives a wealth of information on important topics like Romanticism, the industrial Revolution, victorianism and Victorian literature. The text concludes with a Chapter that deals on modernism, literature and culture in the post modern world and aspects of contemporary culture and society.
Keywords: English language--Variation; English Society