The Cambridge companion to writing of the English Revolution
By: edited by N.H. Keeble.
Contributors: Keeble, N. H.
Series: Cambridge companions to literature
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cambridge, U.K; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism; Christianity and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century; Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century; Literature and history -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century; English literature -- Puritan authors -- History and criticism; Revolutionary literature, English -- History and criticism; Royalists in literature; Puritans in literature; Great Britain -- History -- Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660 -- Literature and the revolution
Other titles: Writing of the English Revolution
Description: "This collection of fifteen essays by leading scholars examines the extraordinary diversity and richness of the writing produced in response to, and as part of, the upheaval in the religious, political and cultural life of the nation which constituted the English Revolution. The turmoil of the civil wars fought out from 1639 to 1651, the shock of the execution of Charles I, and the uncertainty of the succeeding period of constitutional experiment were enacted and refigured in writing which both shaped and was shaped by the tumultuous times. The various strategies of this battle of the books are explored through essays on the course of events, intellectual trends and the publishing industry; in discussions of canonical figures such as Milton, Marvell, Bunyan and Clarendon; and in accounts of women's writing and of fictional and non-fictional prose. A full chronology, detailed guides to further reading and a glossary are included." -- Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.