Description: "A History of European Literature provides a comprehensive survey of European literature, designed to cater to teachers, undergraduate students of literature, and general readers with an interest in the subject. It fills a significant gap in materials available in the English language covering European literature from its origins to the present as well as offering a valuable tool for a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to the subject. The book is organized into four extensive sections, each covering a distinct period in European literary history"-- Provided by publisher.