Poets and Puritans

Originally published in 1915, the essays in this book deal with 9 English writers - as diverse in outlook and temperament as Bunyan and Boswell; poets and Puritans and men who were neither. The book examines each writer in his historical and social context - facing problems in art or religion and life in general.

List of contents

1. Spenser 2. Milton 3. Evelyn 4. Bunyan 5. Cowper 6. Boswell 7. Crabbe 8. Wordsworth 9. Carlyle

About the author

T. R. Glover was a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge.

Summary

Originally published in 1915, the essays in this book deal with 9 English writers – as diverse in outlook and temperament as Bunyan and Boswell; poets and Puritans and men who were neither. The book examines each writer in his historical and social context – facing problems in art or religion and life in general.

Product details

• Authors: T. R. Glover
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2022
• EAN: 9780367627713
• ISBN: 978-0-367-62771-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Puritanism
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; England, European History, English, HISTORY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 17th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 16th Century, British & Irish history, Literary studies: general, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, C 1600 To C 1700, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), English Civil War, Civil wars