Lit History from the Professor’s Desk

30 Lectures on the History of English Literature

A chronological journey through the evolution of English literature — from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Contemporary age — in 30 immersive lectures penned with the professor’s clarity and historical insight.

Authored by ABS, The Literary Professor

A thousand years. One professor’s pen. Journey through the full sweep of English literature — from Beowulf to blogs, Shakespeare to stream-of-consciousness and the PRESENT 

Visitors to this page at www.theliteraryscholar.com can explore the entire History of English Literature from the Professor’s Desk through a thoughtfully arranged collection of scroll titles, index, and links. Each lecture is presented in the exact sequence of literary evolution — from the cryptic riddles of Anglo-Saxon verse to the digital dilemmas of Contemporary storytelling. This index allows readers to instantly access their preferred era, whether it’s Victorian fiction, Romantic poetry, or the fractured brilliance of Modernism. The layout is simple: title, link, and timelessness — all just one click away.

This index page is your academic map through centuries of shifting styles, forms, and voices. With every lecture authored in ABS’s distinctive professorial voice, the journey feels both scholarly and personal. No need to scroll endlessly through the blog archive — this page offers direct navigation to any of the 30 lectures, with each title acting as a bridge to deeper reading. Students revising for exams, teachers curating syllabi, or readers seeking structured enrichment will find this space both efficient and inspiring. It’s not just a list — it’s a curated canon.

Whether you begin with Chaucer or jump straight to post-2000 literature, this scroll, index, and link page ensures a seamless, enriching experience. All lectures retain their original titles, each embedded with insight, wit, and layered historical analysis. This isn’t a random archive — it’s a literary roadmap, drawn from a professor’s desk and laid open for anyone ready to explore. Your next favorite era is waiting — just click, read, and immerse.

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History of English Literature From the Professor's Desk

Lectures  

 

  1. Anglo-Saxon History of English Literature Part I   

  2. Old English or Anglo-Saxon Period in English Literature Part II

  3. Middle English Period 1066 to 1400 AD

  4. Geoffrey Chaucer — Middle English Period

  5. Middle English Period 1066 to 1480: Poetic Visions, Religious Voices, and the Drama of the Middle English Mind

  6. Middle English Period 1066 to 1480: The Turbulent Close of the Middle Ages — War, Plague, Descent, and Change

  7. The Renaissance: When England Learned to Look Forward

  8. England’s Golden Age and Gathering Shadows Part 1: The Poetic Court

  9. England’s Golden Age and Gathering Shadows Part 2: Shakespeare’s Stage

  10. England’s Golden Age and Gathering Shadows Part 3: Jacobean Shadows and Stagecraft

  11. England’s Golden Age and Gathering Shadows Part 4: The Last Act — England’s Stage Faces the Final Curtain

  12. The Puritan Interregnum — England’s Literature in Chains and Shadows

  13. The Neoclassical Age — The Tyranny of Wit and the Triumph of Form

  14. The Augustan Age — When Reason Ruled the Rhyme

  15. The Last Flame of Wit — The Age of Johnson and the Late Neoclassicals

  16. The Transition Era — Pre-Romantics: When Poetry Began to Feel Again

  17. The Romantic Era Part I — Poetry Becomes a Blockbuster of the Heart: The Senior Romantics

  18. The Romantic Era Part II — Wild Hearts that Burn Too Bright: The Younger Romantics

  19. The Romantic Era Part III — Prose, Shadows and the Endless Tale

  20. Victorian Visions Part I — Faith, Fiction, and the Fractured Empire

  21. Victorian Visions Part II — The Victorian Novel: Fiction Becomes the Mirror of Society

  22. Victorian Visions Part III — The Late Victorian Poets and the Aesthetic Turn

  23. Modernism Part I — Literature in a Broken World

  24. Modernism Part II — The War that Shattered Words

  25. Modernism Part III — After the Guns Fell Silent: Literature Between Wars

  26. Modernism Part IV — Ashes, Absurdities, and Atomic Echoes: Literature Between the Wars and the Void

  27. Postmodernism Part I — Welcome to the Literary Funhouse: Chaos, Control and Cleverness

  28. Postmodernism Part II — Remix, Reboot, Reload: Postmodernism Goes Global

  29. Contemporary Literature Part I — After the Millennium: Voices, Visions, and Virtual Realities

  30. Contemporary Literature Part II — Stories in the Age of Destruction: Literature from 2012 to 2025  

 

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Literary lineage and legacy—anchored by authors who shaped thought, curated by a professor who lives it.

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