Corns T.N. A History of Seventeenth-Century English Literature

Wiley-Blackwell, 2014. — 463 p. — (Blackwell histories of literature). — ISBN: 978-0-631-22169-2, 978-1-118-65252-7.A History of Seventeenth-Century Literature outlines significant developments in the English literary tradition between the years 1603 and 1690. An energetic and provocative history of English literature from 1603-1690. Part of the major Blackwell History of English Literature series. Locates seventeenth-century English literature in its social and cultural contexts. Considers the physical conditions of literary production and consumption. Looks at the complex political, religious, cultural and social pressures on seventeenth-century writers. Features close critical engagement with major authors and texts.