Introduction
Unit 1: A Practical Guide to Linguistic and Literary History
1.1 A Brief Linguistic History of English and England
1.2. A Brief History of English Literature
1.3. A Brief History of American Literature
1.4. A Brief History of World Literature
Unit 2: A Practical Guide to Major Literary Modes and Cinematic Adaptations
2.1. Poetry
2.2. Prose Fiction
2.3. Plays
2.4. Cinematic Adaptations of Literature
Unit 3: A Practical Guide to Literary Criticism and Literary Theory
3.1. A Brief Historical Overview of Literary Criticism
3.2. Literary Theories and Their Applications
Unit 4: A Practical Guide to Writing a Research Essay
4.1. The Research Essay
4.2. Revising the Research Essay
Works Cited
Index
Biography
Tison Pugh is Professor in the Department of English at the University of Central Florida, USA.
Margaret E. Johnson is Professor of English at Idaho State University, USA.
