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: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137305975
• ISBN13: 9781137305978
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.6"