Description

From Restoration Rationalism to Romantic Rhapsodies: Makers of English Literature is the prescribed course textbook for the minor course in Literary History, designed for the second-semester undergraduate students of Mahatma Gandhi University's four-year UG programme. The book traces the evolution of English literature from the Jacobean era to the dawn of Romanticism, exploring the impact of political, intellectual and cultural shifts. From the tensions of the English Civil War and the Restoration of the monarchy to the rise of the novel and the transition to Romanticism, the book examines key authors and literary movements and key authors, including figures like Pope, Dr Johnson, Gray and Fielding. By linking historical events with literary developments, it offers a deeper understanding of how the forces of science, politics, and society shaped British literature and set the stage for the Romantic perio