English Poetry of the Seventeenth Century

by George Parfitt

Book Overview

Provides a comprehensive and entertaining account of the vitality and variety of achievement in seventeenth-century English poetry. Revised and up-dated throughout, Dr Parfitt has added new material on poets as varied as Marvell and Traherne. There is also a completely new chapter on women poets of the seventeenth century which considers the significant contributions of writers such as Katherine Philips and Margaret Cavendish. The proven quality and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582084377
• ISBN13: 9780582084377
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"