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English Prose of the Seventeenth Century 1590-1700

Authors :
Roger Pooley
Roger Pooley
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

This is the first book-length history of the range of seventeenth-century English prose writing. Roger Pooley's study begins with narrative, ranging from the fiction of Bunyan and Aphra Behn to the biographical and autobiographical work of Aubrey and Pepys. Further sections consider religious prose from the hugely influential Authorised Version to Donne's sermons, the political writing of figures as diverse as Milton, Hobbes, Locke and Marvell, cornucopian texts and the writings of the new scientists from Bacon to Newton. At a time when the boundaries of the `canon'are being increasingly revised, this is not only a major survey of a series of great works of literature, but also a fascinating social history and a guide to understanding the literature of the period as a whole.

Subjects

Subjects :
PR769

Details

Language :
English
ISBNs :
9780582016590, 9781138418363, 9781138695023, 9781317901587, 9781317901570, and 9781315846675
Database :
eBook Index
Journal :
English Prose of the Seventeenth Century 1590-1700
Publication Type :
eBook
Accession number :
813128