The Cambridge companion to writing of the English Revolution / edited by N.H. Keeble.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Keeble, N. H.

Series:

Cambridge companions to literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and literature.

History.

Great Britain--History--Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660--Literature and the revolution.

Great Britain.

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

English literature.

Christianity and literature--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Politics and literature.

Literature and history--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Literature and history.

English literature--Puritan authors--History and criticism.

English literature--Puritan authors.

Revolutionary literature, English--History and criticism.

Revolutionary literature, English.

Royalists in literature.

Puritans in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 296 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

Writing of the English Revolution

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

This collection of fifteen essays by leading scholars examines the extraordinary diversity and richness of the writing produced in response to, and as part of, the upheaval in the religious, political and cultural life of the nation which constituted the English Revolution. Essays explore the course of events, intellectual trends and the publishing industry; the work of canonical figures such as Milton, Marvell, Bunyan and Clarendon; women's writing, lyric poetry and fictional and non-fictional prose. A full chronology, detailed guides to further reading and glossary are included.

Contents:

1 The causes and course of the British Civil Wars / John Morrill 13

2 Ideas in conflict: political and religious thought during the English Revolution / Martin Dzelzainis 32

3 Texts in conflict: the press and the Civil War / Sharon Achinstein 50

Part 2 Radical voices

4 Radical pamphleteering / Thomas N. Corns 71

5 Milton's prose and the Revolution / David Loewenstein 87

6 Andrew Marvell and the Revolution / Annabel Patterson 107

Part 3 Female voices

7 Women's poetry / Susan Wiseman 127

8 Women's histories / Helen Wilcox, Sheila Ottway 148

9 Prophecy, enthusiasm and female pamphleteers / Elaine Hobby 162

Part 4 Conservative voices

10 Royalist lyric / Alan Rudrum 181

11 Prayer-book devotion: the literature of the proscribed episcopal church / Isabel Rivers 198

12 Royalist epic and romance / Paul Salzman 215

Part 5 Rethinking the war

13 The English Revolution and English historiography / David Norbrook 233

14 Paradise Lost from Civil War to Restoration / Nigel Smith 251

15 Bunyan and the Holy War / Richard L. Greaves 268.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0521642523

0521645220

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.