Literature and Politics in the 1620s: 'whisper'd Counsells'

By Paul Salzman

Book Overview

Literature and Politics in the 1620s argues that literature during this decade was inextricably linked to politics, whether oppositional or authoritarian. A wide range of texts are analyzed, from Shakespeare's First Folio to Middleton's A Game At Chess, from romances and poetry to sermons, tracts and newsbooks.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349454982
• ISBN13: 9781349454983
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"