A History of Seventeenth-Century English Literature

• An energetic and provocative history of English literature from 1603-1690.
• Part of the major Blackwell History of English Literature series.
• Locates seventeenth-century English literature in its social and cultural contexts.
• Considers the physical conditions of literary production and consumption.
• Looks at the complex political, religious, cultural and social pressures on seventeenth-century writers.
• Features close critical engagement with major authors and texts

Thomas Corns is a major international authority on Milton, the Caroline Court, and the political literature of the English Civil War and the Interregnum.

Keywords: literature; seventeenthcentury; significant; century; literary tradition; outlines; english; change; fascinating; history; thorough; conditions; literary production; consideration; seventeenth; major; continues; tudor; house; disruption; inception, Early Modern History (1500-1780), Renaissance English Literature, Early Modern History (1500-1780), Renaissance English Literature