Censorship and conflict in seventeenth-century England
Subtitle: the subtle art of division
By: Randy Robertson.
Series: Penn State studies in the history of the book
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780271034669
Subjects: Censorship -- England -- History -- 17th century; English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism; Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
Description: "Examines censorship in seventeenth-century England. Focuses on authors whose concerns and commitments were equally political and aesthetic, including William Prynne, Richard Lovelace, John Milton, Andrew Marvell, John Dryden, and Jonathan Swift. Analyzes both the mechanics of early modern censorship and the poetics that the licensing system produced"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.   ) and index.