The English Civil War Through the Restoration in Fiction - An Annotated Bibliography, 1625-1999

A period of tumultuous political and religious strife, the English Civil War has inspired writers for the past four centuries. Their works vary widely in quality from the hurriedly written political verse of the 17th century and the superficial or sentimental novels of the 19th and 20th centuries to the brilliantly conceived novels of Daniel Defoe, Nigel Tranter, and Iain Pears. All provide a perspective on a turbulent era. A useful tool for historians and researchers, this bibliography provides access to verse, novels, short stories, and plays about the Civil War era written between 1625 and 1999.

The book opens with an introductory survey of the political and religious conflicts that led to the war and the execution of Charles I and that continued through the Interregnum, Cromwell's Protectorate, and the Restoration of Charles II. It then provides a discussion of some of the fiction written about the events and personalities of the period. With over 900 annotated entries, the bibliography itself includes virtually all of the fiction written about the period.

Sommario

Preface
Introduction
Verse
Novels and Short Stories
Plays
Index

Info autore

ROXANE C. MURPH is an independent researcher and writer./e Her previous books include Richard III: The Making of a Legend (1977, 1988) and The Wars of the Roses in Fiction: An Annotated Bibliography, 1440-1994 (Greenwood, 1995).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Roxane Murph, Roxane C. Murph
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2000
• EAN: 9780313314254
• ISBN: 978-0-313-31425-4
• Serie: Bibliographies and Indexes in World History
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Bibliographies, catalogues, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form, World History: Politics and Government