Eric J. Sterling

The Seventeenth-century Literature Handbook (Literature and Culture Handbooks) Eric J. Sterling Annotated edition

<div><em> The Seventeenth-Century Literature Handbook</em> is an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to English literature in the seventeenth century.  It provides a one-stop resource for literature students, with the essential information and guidance needed at the beginning of a course through to the development of more advanced knowledge and skills. <br/> It includes: <br/>- introductions to authors, texts and contexts<br/>- guides to key critics, concepts and topics<br/>- an overview of major critical approaches, changes in the canon and directions of current and future research <br/>- case studies in reading literary and critical texts<br/>- an annotated bibliography (including websites), timeline, glossary of critical terms. <br/> Written in clear language by leading academics, it is an indispensable starting point for students beginning their study of seventeenth-century literature.</div>>