Literature and the English Civil War
Author | : Thomas Healy |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 1990-05-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521370820 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521370825 |
Rating | : 4/5 (825 Downloads) |
Download or read book Literature and the English Civil War written by Thomas Healy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990-05-25 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book charts the relationship between literary texts and their historical context from 1640-1660. Essays in the volume focus on issues of ideology and genre; the politics of the masque; lyric and devotional poetry; women's writings; attitudes towards Ireland; colonialism; madness and division; and individual writers such as Hobbes, Marvell and Milton.