Seventeenth - Century Poetry - The Social Context

First published in 1985, Seventeenth-Century Poetry considers the way the poetry of the major seventeenth-century writers functioned in a social context. In emphasising the historical and social context, the author provides students with a fresh and illuminating perspective on their work.

List of contents

Introduction A Note on the Texts 1. Ben Johnson: Britain’s Roman Poet 2. John Donne: Patronage, Friendship and Love 3. George Herbert and the Temple of Anglicanism 4. Henry Vaughan: Social Darkness, Spiritual Light 5. Thomas Traherne: The Accessible Eden 6. The Devotional Adventures of Richard Crashaw 7. Robert Herrick and the Ceremonies of Innocence 8. The Caroline Milton 9. Andrew Marvell and Providential History Recommended Reading Index

About the author

Professor Graham Parry is with Department of English and Related Literature, University of York.

Summary

First published in 1985, Seventeenth-Century Poetry considers the way the poetry of the major seventeenth-century writers functioned in a social context. In emphasising the historical and social context, the author provides students with a fresh and illuminating perspective on their work.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Parry, Parry Graham
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032904399
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3290439-9
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / General, Poetry, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism