num_pages: 1052
description: This is a comprehensive history of English literature written in Britain between the Reformation and the Restoration. While it focuses on England, literary effort in Scotland and Ireland is also covered, with occasional references to Wales and Ireland. This literary history by an international team of scholars is essential reading for students and scholars of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English literature, culture, and history.
language: English
title: The Cambridge History of Early Modern English Literature
titlecomplete: The Cambridge History of Early Modern English Literature (The New Cambridge History of English Literature)
genres: History
ratings_count: 8
series: The New Cambridge History of English Literature
publisher: Cambridge University Press