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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
James Daems |
ISBN: | 9780826486585 0826486584 0826486592 9780826486592 |
OCLC Number: | 148261474 |
Description: | 137 pages ; 20 cm. |
Contents: | 1. Introduction; 2. Historical, Cultural and Intellectual Context; 2.1 Arts and Culture; 2.2 Politics and Religion; 2.3 Philosophy and Science; 3. Literature in the Seventeenth Century; 3.1 Poetry; 3.2 Drama; 3.3 Prose; 3.4 Literary Movements and Groups; 4. Critical Approaches; 4.1 Historical Overview; 4.2 Key Issues and Debates; 5. Resources for Independent Study; 5.1 Chronology of key historical and cultural events; 5.2 Glossary of key literary terms; 5.3 References and Further Reading; Index. |
Series Title: | Introductions to British literature and culture series. |
Other Titles: | 17th century literature and culture |
Responsibility: | James Daems. |
Abstract:
Part of the "Introductions to British Literature and Culture" series, this guide provides students with an introduction to literature and its context from 1603-1688, including the historical, cultural and intellectual background as well as the religion, politics and culture during the Civil War, Commonwealth and Restoration.
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"'[This] series offers both the student reader and teacher exciting and invaluable interventions in and reorientations around questions of history, culture, and period... With brio, verve, and an admirable brevity, the series grounds our understanding of literature and culture in thought-provoking and highly original ways.... an indispensable series that will set the benchmark for all such surveys and overviews.' Julian Wolfreys, Professor of Victorian Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Florida." Read more...
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