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its Effects. Anglo-Saxon Conquest; its Effects. Norman Conquest;
its Effects. Norman Oppression. Moulding of the People and
Fusion of the Races.
Celtic Manners. Druidism. Roman Refinements. Celtic Fancy. Danish
Customs. Norman Culture
Anglo-Saxon Civilization. Social Life. Legislation and Knowledge.
Traditions and Mythology. Cosmogony. Burial Customs. Val-
halla. Theology. Philosophy. Savagery. Code. Home-Life.
Fundamental Instincts. Results
CHAPTER II.
FORMATIVE PERIOD-THE LANGUAGE.
Definition. Origin. Development. Growth.
Diversities of Speech.
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13
21
Dialects. Idioms. Aryan Mother-Tongue. Elements of English.
Original Forms. Transition. Native Features of the Language.
History in Word-Forms. Superiority of Saxon English. Results. 39
CHAPTER III.
FORMATIVE PERIOD-THE LITERATURE.
Politics. Old English Jurisprudence. Parliament. Self-Government.
Social Life. Town Life. Lawlessness. Brutality. Architecture.
The Jews in England. Amusements. Superstitions.
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Religion. The English Church. Roman Encroachments. Monasticism.
Mendicant Friars. Vices of the Clergy. Disaffection of the Laity.
Redeeming Excellences of the System
Learning; its Low Condition. Gradual Revival. Universities. Primitive
Oxford. Language.
73
Poetry. Saxon Verse-Form. Alliteration. Rhyme. The Saxon Ideal
Beowulf. Tragic Tones of Saxon Poetry. Sombre Imagination
of the North
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Romantic Fiction. Its Origin. Its Themes. Love Courts. Its Form.
Its Poets. Layamon. Robert of Gloucester. The "Owl and the
Nightingale".
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89
102
Rise of English Prose. History - Legendary Stage. Annalists. The
Saxon Chronicle. Theology. Heresy. Rationalism. Ethics.
Science. Astrology. Philosophy. Scholasticism. Realism. Nom-
inalism. Aquinas. Scotus. The Syllogism. Learned Puerilities. 117
Political Forces. Social Life. Chivalry. Misery of the Poor.
Religion. Exactions of Rome. Dissensions of the Clergy. Disaf-
fection of the People
Revolt.
164
Learning. Its Decay. Language. The King's English. Its Inter-
mixtures
173
Poetry. Piers Plowman. Robert Manning. Gower. "Confessio
Amantis".
176
Prose. History. Philosophy. Science-Astrology. Theology-Tran-
substantiation. Ethics-Casuistry
187
Representative Authors:
MANDEVILLE
WYCLIFFE.
CHAUCER
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199
204
CHAPTER V.
RETROGRESSIVE PERIOD.
Political Strife. Social State. Industries. Savagery. Homes. News.
Sports.
Religion. Debasement of the Church. Superstitions. Excesses. Oppres-
sions
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238
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245
Fabyan.
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Learning. The Press. Language. Emancipation of the Tongue
Poetry. Occleve. Lydgate. The Ballad. Robin Hood.
Prose. Paston Letters. Fortescue. Malory. History.
Theology-Decadence. Ethics-Vacuity. Science-Empiricism.
Philosophy-Dead Sea Fruit
Representative Author:
CAXTON
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CHAPTER VI.
FIRST CREATIVE PERIOD.
Political Struggles. Social Condition. Increase of Comfort and Luxury.
Wretchedness and Disorder. Brutal Amusements
Continuity of Verse-Form.
The Theatre. Mysteries.
Tragedy; Sackville. Ex-
The Reformation. Indulgences. Dispensations. Relics. The Scrip-
tures. Book of Common Prayer. Latimer. Ridley. The Church
of England. Superstitions of the People
The Renaissance; its Rise and Development. Language. Anomalies.
Progress in Simplicity. Organized Completion
Poetry. Colin Clout. Skelton. Surrey.
Rhetorical and Emotive. Early Drama.
Moralities. Heywood. Comedy; Udall.
ternals of the Stage. Marlowe
Prose. Forces. Style. Euphuism. History. Raleigh. Hollinshed.
Theology. The Articles. Rationalism and Dogma. The Bible,
Ethics. The Dawn in Lord Bacon's "Essays." Rise of Science.
Copernicus. Galileo. Philosophy. Emancipation from Scholas-
ticism. Bruno .
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MORE
SIDNEY.
HOOKER
RALEIGH
SPENSER
SHAKESPEARE
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CHAPTER VII.
PHILOSOPHIC PERIOD.
Political Parties. Cavaliers. Roundheads. Amelioration of Social
Life. Relics of Barbarity.
Religion. Puritan Triumph. Austerity. Influence. Witchcraft.
Poetry. Wither. Carew. Herrick. Suckling. Donne. Herbert.
Drummond. Cowley. Change in the Drama. Jonson. Beaumont
and Fletcher. Massinger. Ford. Webster. Inequalities of the
Drama. Shirley. Closing of the Theatre
Prose. Burton. Bishop Hall. Sir Thomas Browne. Jeremy Taylor.
Ethics. Secularization of Morals. Science. Astronomy. Kepler.
Newton. Napier. Harvey. Rise of Modern Philosophy. Bacon.
Descartes. Browne .
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LORD BACON
MILTON
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