English

The Cambridge history of English literature / edited by A. W. Ward and A. R. Waller. -  Considered the most important work of literary history and criticism

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Old English

• The Cambridge introduction to Anglo-Saxon literature - PR 173 M34 2011 Surrey
• English literature--Old English, ca. 450-1100
• English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100
• English poetry--Old English, ca. 450-1100

Middle English

• The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Culture - DA 185 C36 2011 Surrey
• Middle English Dictionary - a comprehensive analysis of lexicon and usage for the period 1100-1500
• English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500
• English language--Middle English, 1100-1500
• English poetry--Middle English, 1100-1500
• Literature, Medieval

Renaissance

• Burton, Robert - The Anatomy of Melancholy - Oxford edition 
• The encyclopedia of English renaissance literature  - PR 411 E53 2012 Surrey
• English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700

Restoration / 18th Century

• The long 18th century : literature from 1660 to 1790 - PR 441 P75 2010 Surrey
• English literature--18th century

Romanticism

• The Cambridge history of English romantic literature - PR 146 C335 2008 Surrey
• Romaticism / England

Victorian / 19th century

• The Cambridge companion to the Victorian novel  - PR 871 C17 2001 Richmond
• English literature--19th century

20th / 21st Centuries

• The Cambridge companion to European modernism - PN 56 M54 C355 2011 Surrey
• English literature--20th century
• English literature--21st century