The Cambridge History of Early Modern English Literature (The New Cambridge History of English Literature)

This is a comprehensive history of English literature written in Britain between the Reformation and the Restoration. While it focuses on England, literary effort in Scotland and Ireland is also covered, with occasional references to Wales and Ireland. This literary history by an international team of scholars is essential reading for students and scholars of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English literature, culture, and history. This 2003 book is a full-scale history of early modern English literature, offering perspectives on English literature produced in Britain between the Reformation and the Restoration. While providing the general coverage and specific information expected of a major history, its twenty-six chapters address recent methodological and interpretive developments in English literary studies. The book has five sections:'Modes and Means of Literary Production, Circulation, and Reception','The Tudor Era from the Reformation to Elizabeth I','The Era of Elizabeth and James VI','The Earlier Stuart Era', and'The Civil War and Commonwealth Era'. While England is the principal focus, literary production in Scotland, Ireland and Wales is treated, as are other subjects less frequently examined in previous histories, including women's writings and the literature of the English Reformation and Revolution. This history is an essential resource for specialists and students. "This is the first full-scale history of early modern English literature in nearly a century. It offers new perspectives on English literature produced in Britain between the Reformation and the Restoration. While providing the general coverage and specific information expected of a major history, its twenty-six chapters address recent methodological and interpretive developments in English literary studies. While England is the principal focus, literary production in Scotland, Ireland and Wales is treated, as are other subjects less frequently examined, including women's writings and the literature of the English Reformation and Revolution. This innovatively designed history is an essential resource for specialists and students."--Jacket. This 2003 book is a full-scale history of early modern English literature. Highly acclaimed at its first publication, this corrected edition provides broad coverage as well as detailed information on the texts, contexts and reception of Renaissance literature. An essential resource for specialists and students.

This essential resource for scholars and students of the Renaissance is now available in paperback for the first time.