English Prose of the Seventeenth Century, 1590-1700

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.

ISBN 0582016592   Weight (grammes) 393 ISBN13 9780582016590 (What's this?)   Published in Harlow Publisher Pearson Education Limited   Series editor Carroll, David, Wheeler, Michael (both at Lancaster University) Imprint Longman   Series title Longman Literature in English Series Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780582016583 Publication date 14 Dec 1992   Height (mm) 216 Library of Congress PR769.P66   Width (mm) 140 DEWEY 828.408   Spine width (mm) 17 DEWEY edition DC20   Academic level Professional / Scholarly Pages 338

Part 1: the character of Jacobean kingship, 1603-25. 1 The iconography of Charles I, 1625-49. 2 The arts in Stuart England; biography - Sir Henry Wotton, Lady Anne Clifford. 3 Cultural life during the Civil Wars and the Commonwealth, 1642-59. 4 The Restoration ethos, 1660-88; biography - John Evelyn. Part 2: the scientific milieu; biography - Sir Kenelm Digby. 5 Antiquarianism - the relevance of the past. 6 Varieties of religious experience. 7 Biography - Sir Thomas Browne, Richard Baxter. 8 Political theory. Postscript. Chronology. General bibliographies: cultural and intellectual history, religion, politics and political thought, the scientific movement, art and architecture, music, social history. Individual authors. Notes on biography, major works and criticism. Index.

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