Literature and Politics in the 1620s [electronic resource] : 'Whisper'd Counsells' /
Salzman, P.author.
Literature and Politics in the 1620s argues that literature during this decade was inextricably linked to politics, whether oppositional or authoritarian. A wide range of texts are analyzed, from Shakespeare's First Folio to Middleton's A Game At Chess, from romances and poetry to sermons, tracts and newsbooks.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: Imaginings; 1 Drama; 2 Poetry; 3 Narrative; Part II: Religion; 4 Sermons; 5 Pamphlets/Doctrine; Part III: News; 6 Newsbooks/papers and Pamphlets; 7 Public/Private; Conclusion: Reading/Interpreting; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Literature and Politics in the 1620s argues that literature during this decade was inextricably linked to politics, whether oppositional or authoritarian. A wide range of texts are analyzed, from Shakespeare's First Folio to Middleton's A Game At Chess, from romances and poetry to sermons, tracts and newsbooks.
British literature.
Literature, Modern.
Fiction.
Poetry.
Literature—Philosophy.
British and Irish Literature.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Fiction.
Poetry and Poetics.
Literary Theory.