Thomas N. Corns: A History of Seventeenth-Century English Literature
A History of Seventeenth-Century English Literature (Blackwell History of Literature)
Wiley-Blackwell | 2006-12-15 | ISBN 0631221697 | PDF | Pages 480 | 1.9 MB
A History of Seventeenth-century Literature outlines significant developments in the English literary tradition between the years 1603 and 1690.
* An energetic and provocative history of English literature from 1603-1690.
* Part of the major Blackwell History of English Literature series.
* Locates seventeenth-century English literature in its social and cultural contexts.
* Considers the physical conditions of literary production and consumption.
* Looks at the complex political, religious, cultural and social pressures on seventeenth-century writers.
* Features close critical engagement with major authors and texts.
* Thomas Corns is a major international authority on Milton, the Caroline Court, and the political literature of the English Civil War and the Interregnum.