Restoration Literature An Anthology (Oxford World's Classics)

When our great monarch into exile went Wit and religion suffered banishment... At length the Muses stand restored again To that great charge which Nature did ordain. In these lines Dryden represents the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 as the restoration too of literary culture. If wit had been banished along with the exiled Charles his return marked a flowering of a rich variety of genres after the turbulent years of the civil war and republic. This anthology brings together a stimulating and entertaining collection of works from this confident and creative period - a literature which is by turns refined poignant and brash. Alongside major works such as Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel and Mac Flecknoe printed in their entirety is a substantial group of lyrics by Rochester while Milton's Paradise Lost provides a running commentary on the Restoration scene. Scurrilous satires and pamphlets diaries theatrical prologues translations and striking work by women poets and autobiographers illustrate the period in politics religion philosophy and in attitudes to town and country love and friendship. Anonymous works sit side by side with the great names - Marvell Wycherley Margaret Cavendish Aphra Behn John Evelyn and Samuel Pepys - while several poems are printed from manuscript sources for the first time allowing us to hear new voices from a period famous for producing a thoroughly uninhibited literature. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more.

When our great monarch into exile went Wit and religion suffered banishment... At length the Muses stand restored again To that great charge which Nature did ordain. In these lines Dryden represents the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 as the restoration too of literary culture. If wit had been banished along with the exiled Charles his return marked a flowering of a rich variety of genres after the turbulent years of the civil war and republic. This anthology brings together a stimulating and entertaining collection of works from this confident and creative period - a literature which is by turns refined poignant and brash. Alongside major works such as Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel and Mac Flecknoe printed in their entirety is a substantial group of lyrics by Rochester while Milton's Paradise Lost provides a running commentary on the Restoration scene. Scurrilous satires and pamphlets diaries theatrical prologues translations and striking work by women poets and autobiographers illustrate the period in politics religion philosophy and in attitudes to town and country love and friendship. Anonymous works sit side by side with the great names - Marvell Wycherley Margaret Cavendish Aphra Behn John Evelyn and Samuel Pepys - while several poems are printed from manuscript sources for the first time allowing us to hear new voices from a period famous for producing a thoroughly uninhibited literature. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more.

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• ISBN Restoration Literature ( An Anthology ) book 480 pages
• ISBN Restoration Literature ( An Anthology ) book 480 pages