American and British Literature: Revised Edition

Author: Wu Xianglin Compiler and Annotation
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Publishing Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book was first published in 1985 and has been reprinted 20 times over the past 20 years, adopted by many universities across the country. It has now been revised and supplemented, and a new edition has been released. The content of this book is "concise and essential," making it suitable as a teaching material for English majors in various types of higher education institutions. It is also an excellent self-study resource for secondary school English teachers, English professionals, and lovers of British and American literature. This book was first published in 1985 and has been reprinted 20 times over the past 20 years, adopted by many universities across the country. It has now been revised and supplemented, and a new edition has been released. The revised edition includes the works of 28 British writers and 22 American writers, arranged in chronological order according to literary history. The format of this book is as follows: 1. Brief introduction to the author's life; 2. Summary of the work (if the selected text is a fragment of a work); 3. Selected text; 4. Annotations; 5. Questions and exercises. The content of this book is "concise and essential," making it suitable as a teaching material for higher education institutions (including teacher education colleges, junior colleges, adult universities, and radio and television universities) for English majors. It can be used in conjunction with "Literary History" or as a standalone resource. For a broad audience of secondary school English teachers, non-English majors in universities, English self-learners entering undergraduate studies, and lovers of British and American literature, this book is an excellent reference and self-study resource.