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Literature and Revolution in England, 1640-1660
Literature and Revolution in England 16401660 Author:Nigel Smith The years of the British Civil War and Interregnum constituted a turning point not only in the political, social, and religious history of seventeenth-century England but also in the use and meaning of English language and literature. Smith examines literary output from the age from Milton`s Paradise Lost to epics and romances, to psalms and hym... more »ns. This highly original book explores the effect of politics on the practice of writing and the impact of literature on patterns of historical change.« less