This massive volume, spanning approximately 958 pages, provides a chronological survey of major literary works from the Renaissance through the early 20th century. First published in 1947 (with this revised edition released in 1955 and reprinted throughout the 1950s), this volume was compiled by a team of scholars including Edwin M. Everett, Calvin S. Brown, and John D. Wade. It was originally published by The Dryden Press in New York.