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Schofield, William Henry. English literature, from the Norman conquest to Chaucer. *$1.50. Macmillan.
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This is the first of a two-volume work covering the literary history of England from the Norman conquest to the time of Elizabeth. “The book differs in plan from the other volumes in the series, and indeed from most histories of English literature, in that the author does not deal with the whole production of each successive period. Instead, he treats his material according to the different ‘genres,’ tracing separately the evolution of each.... In the main division of the work—that which deals with English literature proper—the chapter on the romance takes the leading place.... The chapters on the tales, historical, religious, and didactic works, and lyrics in the vernacular, are thorough and adequate—like the excellent bibliography which concludes the work.” (Nation.)