The Seventeenth Century
The Intellectual and Cultural Context of English Literature, 1603-1700
1st Edition
Published on 28. March 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-582-49376-6 (ISBN)
Description
The seventeenth century was a period of immense turmoil. This book explores the methods by which a distinctive iconography was created for each Stuart king, describes the cultural life of the Civil War period and the Cromwellian Protectorate, and analyses the impact of the antiquarian movement which constructed a new sense of national identity. Through this detailed and fascinating discussion of seventeenth-century society, Graham Parry provides a clear insight into the many forces operating on the literature of the period.
Reviews / Votes
"...utterly absorbing...The author's range and depth of knowledge is everywhere apparent, and the book is so well written that it would be difficult not to share some of his fascination with and love of the subject." Review of English StudiesMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
402 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-49376-6 (9780582493766)
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The Seventeenth Century
The Intellectual and Cultural Context of English Literature, 1603-1700
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Person
Graham Parry is Professor of English and Related Literature at the University of York, UK.
Content
Part 1: the character of Jacobean kingship, 1603-25
The iconography of Charles I, 1625-49.
The arts in Stuart England.
Biography - Sir Henry Wotton, Lady Anne Clifford.
Cultural life during the Civil Wars and the Commonwealth, 1642-5.
The Restoration ethos, 1660-88.
Biography - John Evelyn.
Part 2: the scientific milieu
Biography - Sir Kenelm Digby.
Antiquarianism - the relevance of the past.
Varieties of religious experience.
Biography - Sir Thomas Browne, Richard Baxter.
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
The iconography of Charles I, 1625-49.
The arts in Stuart England.
Biography - Sir Henry Wotton, Lady Anne Clifford.
Cultural life during the Civil Wars and the Commonwealth, 1642-5.
The Restoration ethos, 1660-88.
Biography - John Evelyn.
Part 2: the scientific milieu
Biography - Sir Kenelm Digby.
Antiquarianism - the relevance of the past.
Varieties of religious experience.
Biography - Sir Thomas Browne, Richard Baxter.
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