{"product_id":"the-seventeenth-century-literature-marshall-grossman-9780631220916","title":"The Seventeenth - Century Literature Handbook","description":"THE \u003cb\u003eSEVENTEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE \u003c\/b\u003eHANDBOOK \u003cp\u003e\"Never a dull read, Marshall Grossman's elegant volume bristles with sharp ideas to inform, stimulate and challenge his audience.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Corns, Bangor University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe seventeenth century was a dramatic period in British history, witnessing two revolutions, huge constitutional change, the widening of the political and literary classes, and the gradual acceptance of women as authors. This easy-to-use Handbook offers readers a succinct overview of this complex period, guiding them through the principal literary works, figures and innovations of the time. Focusing on studying texts in context, Marshall Grossman explores the ways in which major works, including \u003ci\u003eHamlet, Paradise Lost and The Pilgrim's Progress, \u003c\/i\u003e both reflected and helped to shape the history of the time, while concise sections on topics such as the Gunpowder Plot and the Pamphlet Wars allow the reader to engage more fully with the central themes and preoccupations of the period. Concluding with a series of brief biographical profiles describing the life and works of the century's most significant and influential writers, \u003ci\u003eThe Seventeenth-Century Literature Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in British Literature across the civil war and restoration periods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marshall Grossman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0631220917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780631220916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.01w x 0.92d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marshall Grossman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086750200063,"sku":"9780631220916","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ba5df0db-8f7b-4204-bbf6-cd5c7bbc55e2.jpg?v=1769096358","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-seventeenth-century-literature-marshall-grossman-9780631220916","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}