The seventeenth-century literature handbook / edited by Robert C. Evans and Eric J. Sterling.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Evans, Robert C.
• Sterling, Eric, 1963-

Series:

• Literature and culture handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• English literature--17th century--History and criticism.
• English literature.

Physical Description:

xiii, 268 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2010]

Summary:

The Seventeenth-Century Literature Handbook is an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to English literature in the seventeenth century. It provides a one-stop resource for literature students, with the essential information and guidance needed at the beginning of a course through to the development of more advanced knowledge and skills. It includes: - introductions to authors, texts and contexts - guides to key critics, concepts and topics - an overview of major critical approaches, changes in the canon and directions of current and future research - case studies in reading literary and critical texts - an annotated bibliography (including websites), timeline, glossary of critical terms. Written in clear language by leading academics, it is an indispensable starting point for students beginning their study of seventeenth-century literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-257) and index.

ISBN:

• 9780826498496
• 0826498493
• 9780826498502
• 0826498507

OCLC:

429408203

Publisher Number:

99938627743