Restoration and Revolution

The year 1688 is a turning point in English culture, and one from which can be dated numerous distinctively 'modern' notions of truth, property and political order. The texts assembled in this collection, originally published in 1986, focus on this intellectual adjustment from five related perspectives.

List of contents

Introduction. 1. The Restoration: Poems 1659-1667 2. Admiration and Truth: Drama and Criticism 1660-1679 3. Fancy and Delight: Comedy and Criticism 1663-1672 4. Judgement and Instruction: Poems, Comedy and Satire 1673-1679 5. The Exclusion Crisis: Poems, Plays and Satires 1679-1681 6. The Tory Triumph: Poems 1682-1686 7. A Catholic Reign: Poems 1685-1688 8. A Protestant Revolution: Poems and Plays After 1688 9. Reactions to History: Translations and Criticism 1681-1698 10. Nature, Love and War: The Fables and The Secular Mask

About the author

William Myers retired as Professor of English Literature in 2004, having taught for most of his life in the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester, as well as lecturing in half a dozen universities in the United States, His interests and published works extend from Milton to Waugh and reflect his interest in theology, philosophy and science as well as in literature. He was involved in Adult Education throughout his career, and deplores its current decline in the UK. After his retirement he was ordained as a Permanent Deacon in the Catholic Diocese of Nottingham, but is no longer in active ministry.

Product details

• Authors: William Myers
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781041016281
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4101628-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Literary studies: general, Literary theory, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions