Literary Culture in Jacobean England: Reading 1621

by Paul Salzman

Book Overview

This book offers an unparalleled depth of historical research by surveying the extraordinary richness of literary culture in a single year. Paul Salzman examines what is written, published, performed and, in some cases, even spoken during 1621 in Britain. Well-known works by writers such as Donne, Burton, Middleton, and Ralegh, are examined alongside hitherto unknown works in a huge variety of genres: plays, poems, romances, advice books, sermons,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349507423
• ISBN13: 9781349507429
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"