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The Norton Anthology of English Literature is a well-known English Literary studies supplement for many tertiary level students. Published by the W. W. Norton and Company, the NAEL is always divided into Volume 1 and 2, separating the Chaucer, Shakespeare era to the Romantic, Victorian era of English literature.

Any self-respecting tertiary institution would in most instances use this book as a set piece for both introductions to Shakespeare, Blake, or Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ... The name Blake is used to refer to: Among the most extensive landowners in Connacht from the 16th to the 19th century. ... Chaucer: Illustration from Cassells History of England, circa 1902 Geoffrey Chaucer (c. ... Canterbury Tales Woodcut 1484 The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). ...

It explores extensively the very core of English literature from the Middle ages, Caedmon's Hymn, then Beowulf moving on to Milton's Paradise Lost in Volume One. Cædmon is one of only two Anglo-Saxon poets whose names are known (the other being Cynewulf). ... A hymn is a song specifically written as a song of praise, adoration or prayer, typically addressed to a god. ... The first page of Beowulf This article describes Beowulf, the epic poem. ... Milton is the name of a number of places: In the United States of America: Milton, Delaware Milton, Florida Milton, Illinois Milton, Indiana Milton, Iowa Milton, Kentucky Milton, Maine Milton, Massachusetts Milton, New Hampshire Milton (town), New York (in Saratoga County) Milton, Ulster County, New York Milton, North Carolina Milton... Cover to the first edition Paradise Lost (1667) is an epic poem by the 17th century English poet John Milton. ...

Middle ages, 16th century, early 17th century, then the Restoration of the 18th century, to the Romantic period, the Victorian age and finally the 20th century English literature is dealt with most care.

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The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Middle Ages: Introduction (1213 words)
	Caedmon's Hymn, the earliest English poem to survive as a text (NAEL 8, 1.25-27), belongs to the latter part of the seventh century.
	One of the results of the Norman Conquest was that the structure and vocabulary of the English language changed to such an extent that Chaucer, even if he had come across a manuscript of Old English poetry, would have experienced far more difficulty construing the language than with medieval Latin, French, or Italian.
	English poets in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries looked upon Chaucer and his contemporary John Gower as founders of English literature, as those who made English a language fit for cultivated readers.

Norton Anthology of English Literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (181 words)
	The Norton Anthology of English Literature is a well-known English literary studies supplement for many undergraduate and some graduate-level students.
	Published by the W. Norton and Company, the NAEL is divided into two volumes, separating the late Mediaeval era and the Renaissance (Chaucer, Shakespeare, etc.) from the Romantic, Victorian, and Modern eras of English literature.
	The Middle Ages, the 16th century, the early 17th century, the Restoration of the 18th century, the Romantic Era, the Victorian Age, and 20th Century English literature are all well represented.

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