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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.
Show moreThe 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.
Show moreJOHN CHAMBERLAIN
LANCELOT ANDREWES
NICHOLAS BRETON
FRANCIS BACON
KING JAMES VI/I
AEMILIA LANYER
LADY MARGARET HOBY
JOHN DONNE
WILLIAM LAUD
ELIZABETH CLINTON, COUNTESS OF LINCOLN
ROBERT BURTON
THE OVERBURIAN CHARACTER
THOMAS HOBBES
LADY ELEANOR DAVIES
SIR ROBERT FILMER
WILLIAM BRADFORD
ANNE CLIFFORD
BENJAMIN LANEY
WILLIAM CAVENDISH, DUKE OF NEWCASTLE
EDWARD WINSLOW
RACHEL SPEGHT
THOMAS EDWARDS
KING CHARLES I
BATHSUA MAKIN
WILLIAM WALWYN
JOHN EARLE
OWEN FELLTHAM
SIR THOMAS BROWNE
JOHN MILTON
QUEEN HENRIETTA MARIA
EDWARD HYDE, EARL OF CLARENDON
GERRARD WINSTANLEY
ANNE BRADSTREET
JEREMY TAYLOR
SAMUEL BUTLER
MARGARET FELL
LAWRENCE CLARKSON (CLAXTON)
RICHARD OVERTON
SIR ROGER L’ESTRANGE
ABRAHAM COWLEY
ABIEZER COPPE
JOHN EVELYN
LUCY HUTCHINSON
MARGARET CAVENDISH, DUCHESS OF NEWCASTLE
MARY HOWGILL
LADY ANNE HALKETT
KATHARINE EVANS AND SARAH CHEVERS
JOHN AUBREY
DOROTHY OSBORNE
JOHN BUNYAN
KING CHARLES II
ANTHONY À WOOD
JOHN LOCKE
GEORGE SAVILE, MARQUIS OF HALIFAX
SAMUEL PEPYS
ROBERT SOUTH
MARY ROWLANDSON
THOMAS SPRAT
THOMAS TRAHERNE
APHRA BEHN
PIERRE-ESPRIT RADISSON
BISHOP GILBERT BURNET
ELINOR JAMES
COTTON MATHER
ELIZABETH JOHNSON
A MISCELLANY
LETTERS
INFORMATION FROM THE SCOTTISH NATION
THE PUTNEY DEBATES
THE TRIAL OF KING CHARLES I
A TRUE RELATION,
THE GENTLEWOMAN’S COMPANION (1673)
THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
INDEXES
INDEX OF AUTHORS AND TITLES
Alan Rudrum, a Professor Emeritus of English Literature at Simon Fraser University and the anthology’s senior editor, has published extensively on seventeenth-century British literature.
Joseph Black, a Professor in the English Department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, has published articles on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century British literature and book history.
Holly Faith Nelson, who obtained her doctorate from Simon Fraser University, is a Lecturer at Trinity Western University.
Praise for The Broadview Anthology of Seventeenth-Century Verse and Prose:“There are many good things to be said about The Broadview Anthology of Seventeenth-Century Verse and Prose—not least that it comes to help relieve a quarter-of-a-century’s dearth of decent anthologies, that it covers the whole century, and that it includes a number of women writers…This ambitious and thoughtful anthology deserves a large audience.” — Tom Clayton, Regents Professor of English, University of Minnesota
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