Drawing on previously unseen archival material, The Beginnings of University English explores the innovative and scholarly ways in which English literature was

In the middle of the eighteenth century, English literature, composition, and rhetoric were introduced almost simultaneously into colleges throughout the Britis

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The History of Early English provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the history of the English language from its beginnings until the end o

All living languages are subject to change, and in this highly accessible handbook, Simon Horobin shows the importance of thinking about why, as well as how, la