Introduction to English Literature

As an introduction to basic literary forms, Introduction to English literature is a preparation for The Rise of the Novel, Appreciating Drama and Appreciating Poetry. Its primary purpose is to provide learners with a foundation of elementary skills necessary for the reading of literature, those skills that will be more fully developed in the following introductory courses. It helps to identify the explanations of drama, novel, poetry and Introduces learners to the basic literary terms that are required for understanding a piece of literature. The book also develops the taste for appreciating literature and differentiates between the general background of diverse literary movements beginning with Old English, moving through other literary phases and ending with Modern English Literature as well as to categorize the social, historical and cultural background of the different periods or ages in literature.