2nd Edition

English Poetry of the Seventeenth Century

By George Parfitt Copyright 1992
    302 Pages
    by Routledge

    302 Pages
    by Routledge

    Provides a comprehensive and entertaining account of the vitality and variety of achievement in seventeenth-century English poetry. Revised and up-dated throughout, Dr Parfitt has added new material on poets as varied as Marvell and Traherne. There is also a completely new chapter on women poets of the seventeenth century which considers the significant contributions of writers such as Katherine Philips and Margaret Cavendish. The proven quality and success of Dr Parfitt's survey makes this the essential companion for the teacher and student of seventeenth-century verse.

    PART 1: The lyric  PART 2: The poetry of place  PART 3: Poems of occasion  PART 4: Satire  PART 5: The epic  PART 6: Poetry by women.

    Biography

    George Parfitt