Literary Culture in Jacobean England

This book offers an unparalleled depth of historical research by surveying the extraordinary richness of literary culture in a single year. Paul Salzman examines what is written, published, performed and, in some cases, even spoken during 1621 in Britain. Well-known works by writers such as Donne, Burton, Middleton, and Ralegh, are examined alongside hitherto unknown works in a huge variety of genres: plays, poems, romances, advice books, sermons, histories, parliamentary speeches, royal proclamations. This is a work of literary history that greatly enhances knowledge of what it was like to read, write and listen in early modern Britain.

'...long, hard and enlightening...adds a great deal to our sense of the detail of this rich period of literary history.' - Australian Book Review

Autorentext
PAUL SALZMAN is Senior Lecturer in English at La Trobe University, Australia. He is the author of English Prose Fiction 1558-1700: A Critical History. He has published a number of editions of early modern writing.

Zusammenfassung
Well-known works by writers such as Donne, Burton, Middleton, and Ralegh, are examined alongside hitherto unknown works in a huge variety of genres: plays, poems, romances, advice books, sermons, histories, parliamentary speeches, royal proclamations.

Inhalt
List of Figures Timeline Preface John Chamberlain Reads the Year Selves Transformation of Romance Performances Poetry/Satire News Instruction Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index