A history of seventeenth-century English literature [[electronic resource] /] / Thomas N. Corns

• Record Nr.: UNISA996210536803316
• Autore: Corns Thomas N
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Blackwell, 2007
• ISBN: 1-118-69639-5; 1-280-74269-0; 9786610742691; 0-470-70294-X; 0-470-77579-3; 1-4051-7255-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (478 p.)
• Collana: Blackwell history of literature
• Disciplina: 820.9004
• Soggetti: English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism; Great Britain History Stuarts, 1603-1714
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: A History of Seventeenth-Century English Literature; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Chapter 1: The Last Years of Elizabeth I: Before March 1603; Chapter 2: From the Accession of James I to the Defenestration of Prague: March 1603 to May 1618; Chapter 3: From the Defenestration of Prague to the Personal Rule: May 1618 to March 1629; Chapter 4: The Literature of the Personal Rule: March 1629 to April 1640; Chapter 5: From the Short Parliament to the Restoration: April 1640 to May 1660; Chapter 6: The Literature of the Rule of Charles II: May 1660 to February 1685; Chapter 7: From the Accession of James II: After February 1685Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 autho