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The literary underground in the 1660s : Andrew Marvell, George Wither, Ralph Wallis, and the world of restoration satire and pamphleteering /

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The restoration of the monarchy in 1660 has commonly been thought to represent a return to political stability and religious consensus following the tumultuous civil wars and the Commonwealth period. However, by analysing underground texts from 1660 to 1670, Stephen Bardle provides a new literary hi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bardle, Stephen, 1981-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Oxford English monographs.
Subjects:
Marvell, Andrew, > 1621-1678 > Criticism and interpretation.
Wither, George, > 1588-1667 > Criticism and interpretation.
Wallis, Ralph, > -1669 > Criticism and interpretation.
Marvell, Andrew, > 1621-1678.
Wallis, Ralph, > -1669.
Wither, George, > 1588-1667.
Wallis, Ralph.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Great Britain > Intellectual life > 17th century.
Political satire, English > Early works to 1800.
Pamphleteers > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Radicalism in literature.
English literature > Early modern.
Intellectual life.
Pamphleteers.
Political satire, English.
Great Britain.
Restoration > England.
Satire.
Pamphlet.
1500-1700
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Early works.
History.
Online Access:Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Resisting uniformity 1660-1664. George Wither
  • Ralph Wallis
  • Andrew Marvell
  • The Second Anglo-Dutch war 1664-1667. George Wither
  • Andrew Marvell
  • The second Conventicle Act 1667-1670. Ralph Wallis
  • Andrew Marvell
  • Conclusion.