The Cambridge Companion to English Literature, 16501740 (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 28, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780521564885
Subjects: Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; English; Literary Criticism; British Isles; English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--; English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism; Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; English literature; 18th century; Early modern, 1500-1700; History and criticism
First sentence: The century between the Civil War and the reign of George II saw the transformation of English political, social, and religious life.