Royalism and Poetry in the English Civil Wars |
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| Author:
| Loxley, J. |
| Series title: | Early Modern Literature in History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-38919-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1997 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $189.00 |
Book Description:
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English literary history has long incorporated the category of 'Cavalier' verse, and the critical presuppositions that have shaped such a category continue, even now, to determine the ways in which much civil war writing is read. Through a detailed study of both manuscript and printed texts, James Loxley arrives at an account of the interaction between poetry and royalist political activity which for the first time presents a sustained and coherent challenge to such presuppositions.
English literary history has long incorporated the category of 'Cavalier' verse, and the critical presuppositions that have shaped such a category continue, even now, to determine the ways in which much civil war writing is read. Through a detailed study of both manuscript and printed texts, James Loxley arrives at an account of the interaction between poetry and royalist political activity which for the first time presents a sustained and coherent challenge to such presuppositions.