The Cambridge History of English Literature, 1660}}}1780 [Hardcover]

A collaborative account of eighteenth-century writing in all its genres and forms.The Cambridge History of English Literature, 1660-1780 offers new essays on the range of literature produced in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Recent historical perspectives and new critical approaches and methods are brought to bear on the classic authors and texts of the period. Neglected authors and themes, and new and emerging genres within the expanding print market, are discussed in their social and historical contexts. With full chronology and bibliographies, this volume provides a comprehensive and stimulating work of reference for students and scholars of the period.The Cambridge History of English Literature, 1660-1780 offers new essays on the range of literature produced in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Recent historical perspectives and new critical approaches and methods are brought to bear on the classic authors and texts of the period. Neglected authors and themes, and new and emerging genres within the expanding print market, are discussed in their social and historical contexts. With full chronology and bibliographies, this volume provides a comprehensive and stimulating work of reference for students and scholars of the period.Offering essays on the range of English literature produced in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, this collection presents new historical perspectives and critical approaches to the classic authors and texts of the period. Neglected authors and themes, as well as new and emerging genres within the expanding print market, are discussed in their social and historical contexts. The volume also includes a complete chronology and bibliographies.Introduction John Richetti; Part I. Literary Production and Dissemination: Changing Audiences and Emerging Media: 1. Publishing and bookselling, 16601780 James Raven; 2. The social world of authorship, 16601714 Dustin Griffin; 3. Popular entertainment and instructl£2