The Broadview Anthology of Seventeenth-Century Verse and ProseAlan Rudrum, Joseph Black, Holly Faith Nelson The publication of The Broadview Anthology of Seventeenth-Century Verse and Prose is a literary event; this comprehensive volume is the first anthology of the period to reflect the breadth of seventeenth-century studies in recent decades. Over one hundred writers are included, from John Chamberlain at the beginning of the century to Elisabeth Singer Rowe at its end. There are generous selections from the work of all major writers, and a representation of the work of virtually every writer of significance. The work of women writers figures prominently, with extensive selections not only from canonical writers such as Behn and Bradstreet, but also from other writers (such as Katherine Philips and Margaret Cavendish) who have been receiving considerable scholarly attention in recent years. The anthology is broadly inclusive, with writing from America as well as from the British Isles. Memoirs, letters, political texts, travel writing, prophetic literature, street ballads, and pamphlet literature are all here, as is a full representation of the literary poetry and prose of the period, including the poetry of Jonson; the prose of Bacon; the metaphysical poetry of Donne, Herbert, Marvell, and others; the lyric verse of Herrick; and substantial selections from the poetry and prose of Milton and Dryden. (While Samson Agonistes is included in its entirety, Milton’s epic poems have been excluded, in order to allow space for other works not so readily accessible elsewhere.) The editors have included complete works wherever possible. A headnote by the editors introduces each author, and each selection has been newly annotated. |
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... king governing in a settled kingdom leaves to be a king , and degenerates into a tyrant , as soon as he leaves off to rule according to his laws . In which case the king's conscience may speak unto him as the poor widow said to Philip ...
... King was born into a family of church- men who had been eminent for more than a century . His father had been a chaplain to Queen Elizabeth , was Bishop of London ... King HENRY KING An Exequy to his Matchless never to be forgotten Friend.
... King had ended . In the spring of that year , Parliamentary armies had quelled scattered Royalist uprisings ( events usually known as the Second ... KING CHARLES I The King's Reasons for Declining the Jurisdiction of High Court of Justice.
Contents
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN | 1 |
NICHOLAS BRETON | 15 |
FRANCIS BACON | 24 |
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