A History of Seventeenth-Century English Literature

Thomas N. Corns

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9781118652527, 9780631221692
• eBook ISBN: 9781118835999
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: English Literary Criticism
• Index: Literature

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• BLACKWELL HISTORIES OF LITERATURE
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Dedication
• List of Illustrations
• Preface
• 1 The Last Years of Elizabeth I: Before March 1603
• 2 From the Accession of James I to the Defenestration of Prague: March 1603 to May 1618
• 3 From the Defenestration of Prague to the Personal Rule: May 1618 to March 1629
• 4 The Literature of the Personal Rule: March 1629 to April 1640
• 5 From the Short Parliament to the Restoration: April 1640 to May 1660
• 6 The Literature of the Rule of Charles II: May 1660 to February 1685
• 7 From the Accession of James II: After February 1685
• Bibliography
• Index