The Seventeenth Century: The Intellectual and Cultural Context of English Literature, 1603-1700

✍ Scribed by Graham John Parry; David Carroll; Michael Wheeler

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 317
• Series: Longman Literature in English Series
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The seventeenth century was a period of immense turmoil. This book explores the methods by which a distinctive iconography was created for each Stuart king, describes the cultural life of the Civil War period and the Cromwellian Protectorate, and analyses the impact of the antiquarian movement which constructed a new sense of national identity. Through this detailed and fascinating discussion of seventeenth-century society, Graham Parry provides a clear insight into the many forces operating on the literature of the period.

The first part of this work is devoted to the arts as an expression of cultural attitudes. The author emphasizes the importance of court culture because of its importance throughout most of the century as the focus of the nation's cultural energies and as a great source of patronage.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Plates
Acknowledgements
Editor's Preface
Longman Literature in English Series
Author's Preface
Introduction
Part One
1. The Character of Jacobean Kingship, 1603‒1625
2. The Iconography of Charles I, 1625‒1649
3. The Arts in Stuart England
Biography
Sir Henry Wotton
Lady Anne Clifford
4. Cultural Life during the Civil Wars and the Commonwealth, 1642‒1659
5. The Restoration Ethos, 1660‒1688
Biography
John Evelyn
Part Two
6. The Scientific Milieu
Biography
Sir Kenelm Digby
7. Antiquarianism: The Relevance of the Past
8. Varieties of Religious Experience
Biography
Sir Thomas Browne
Richard Baxter
9. Political Theory
Postscript
Chronology
General Bibliographies
(i) Cultural and intellectual history
(ii) Religion
(iii) Politics and political thought
(iv) The scientific movement
(v) Art and architecture
(vi) Music
(vii) Social history
Individual Authors
Notes on biography, major works, and suggested further reading
Index