A History of Seventeenth-Century English Literature

<i>A History of Seventeenth-Century Literature</i> outlines significant developments in the English literary tradition between the years 1603 and 1690. <br /><br /> <ul> <li>An energetic and provocative history of English literature from 1603-1690.</li> <li>Part of the major Blackwell History of English Literature series.</li> <li>Locates seventeenth-century English literature in its social and cultural contexts.</li> <li>Considers the physical conditions of literary production and consumption.</li> <li>Looks at the complex political, religious, cultural and social pressures on seventeenth-century writers.</li> <li>Features close critical engagement with major authors and texts</li> </ul> <p>Thomas Corns is a major international authority on Milton, the Caroline Court, and the political literature of the English Civil War and the Interregnum.</p>