title: A Brief History of English Literature
author:  John Peck 
description: <b>John Peck</b> is Senior Lecturer in English at Cardiff University.<br /><br /><b>Martin Coyle</b> is Senior Lecturer in English at Cardiff University.
zlib_text: "Peckham displays an extraordinary command 
  of the full range of arts and letters of the past 
  200 years—European prose and poetry, paint¬ 
  ing, music, philosophy, including historical 
  context. The way Peckham states the themes 
  and projects of the Romantics allows their rel¬ 
  evance to today's concerns to be instantly rec¬ 
  ognizable." 
  —Gregory L. Ulmer, University of Florida 
  "A rare example of critical virtuosity. Peckham 
  succeeds in producing both a historical reading 
  of romanticism and modernism and a theory of 
  romanticism as well. In addition, he develops a 
  critical practice that does not segregate art from 
  politics or agency from culture. The scope of 
  this book is breathtaking." 
  —Paul A. Bove, University of Pittsburgh 
  Morse Peckham's reputation as an expert on 
  European Romanticism was founded on a dis¬ 
  tinguished academic career that spanned four 
  decades. Completed shortly before his death in 
  1993, The Romantic Virtuoso, which includes the 
  long-awaited Meditations