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Literary culture in early modern England, 1630 -1700 : angles of contingency /

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This book explores literary culture in England between 1630 and 1700, focusing on connections between material, epistemic, and political conditions of literary writing and reading. In a number of case studies and close readings, it presents the seventeenth century as a period of change that saw a fu...

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Main Author: Berensmeyer, Ingo (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2020]
Subjects:
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Literature and society > England > History > 17th century.
England > Intellectual life > 17th century.
England > Civilization > 17th century.
Civilization.
English literature > Early modern.
Intellectual life.
Literature and society.
England.
1500-1700
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
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Summary:This book explores literary culture in England between 1630 and 1700, focusing on connections between material, epistemic, and political conditions of literary writing and reading. In a number of case studies and close readings, it presents the seventeenth century as a period of change that saw a fundamental shift towards a new cultural configuration: neoclassicism. This shift affected a wide array of social practices and institutions, from poetry to politics and from epistemology to civility.
Item Description:"This book is a revised translation of "Angels of Contingency" : literarische Kultur im England des siebzehnten Jahrhunderts, originally published in German by Max Niemeyer Verlag, Tübingen 2007, as volume 39 of the Anglia book series"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:viii, 282 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110691306
3110691302