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Author Parry, Graham.

Title The Seventeenth Century : the Intellectual and Cultural Context of English Literature, 1603-1700
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (317 pages)
Series Longman Literature In English Series
Longman literature in English series.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Editor's Preface; Longman Literature in English Series; Author's Preface; Introduction; Part One; 1. The Character of Jacobean Kingship, 1603-1625; 2. The Iconography of Charles I, 1625-1649; 3. The Arts in Stuart England; Biography; Sir Henry Wotton; Lady Anne Clifford; 4. Cultural Life during the Civil Wars and the Commonwealth, 1642-1659; 5. The Restoration Ethos, 1660-1688; Biography; John Evelyn; Part Two; 6. The Scientific Milieu; Biography; Sir Kenelm Digby
7. Antiquarianism: The Relevance of the Past8. Varieties of Religious Experience; Biography; Sir Thomas Browne; Richard Baxter; 9. Political Theory; Postscript; Chronology; General Bibliographies; (i) Cultural and intellectual history; (ii) Religion; (iii) Politics and political thought; (iv) The scientific movement; (v) Art and architecture; (vi) Music; (vii) Social history; Individual Authors; Notes on biography, major works, and suggested further reading; Index
Summary The seventeenth century was a period of immense turmoil. This book explores the methods by which a distinctive iconography was created for each Stuart king, describes the cultural life of the Civil War period and the Cromwellian Protectorate, and analyses the impact of the antiquarian movement which constructed a new sense of national identity. Through this detailed and fascinating discussion of seventeenth-century society, Graham Parry provides a clear insight into the many forces operating on the literature of the period
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Subject English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
Literature and society -- England -- History -- 17th century
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Civilization
English literature -- Early modern
Intellectual life
Literature and society
SUBJECT England -- Intellectual life -- 17th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043302
England -- Civilization -- 17th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043276
Subject England
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317871101
1317871103