The standard work for schools and universities in a significantly expanded and revised edition: Approximately 70 new pages focus more on the 20th and 21st centuries. Genres such as children's literature, short stories, crime fiction, fantasy, and science fiction have been added, along with many previously unaddressed authors. Author and work portraits now complement the established problem-historical perspective. A chapter on literary and cultural theory and a subject index have also been included. "This literary history is an exciting journey of discovery through English literature from Beowulf to Rushdie and offers an aesthetic perspective as well; it provides pure reading pleasure... Thanks for 'Seeber de luxe'!" Der fremdsprachliche Unterricht 2/2000. 70 more pages on the 20th/21st century with a new chapter on literary theory, now with a subject index.