The Writing of Royalism 1628-1660

by Robert Wilcher

Overview

In The Writing of Royalism, Robert Wilcher charts the political and ideological development of "royalism" between 1628 and 1660. His study situates a wide range of minor and canonical texts in the tumultuous political contexts of the time, helpfully integrating them into a detailed historical narrative. He illustrates the role of literature in forging a party committed to the military defense of royalist values and determined to sustain them in defeat.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521661836
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/14/2000
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.26(w) x 9.29(h) x 1.02(d)

About the Author

Robert Wilcher is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of Andrew Marvel (Cambridge University Press, 1985), Andrew Marvell: Selected Poetry and Prose (1986) and Understanding Arnold Wesker (1991).

Table of Contents

Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The halcyon days: 1628–37; 2. The Bishop's Wars and the Short Parliament: July 1637–October 1640; 3. The Long Parliament and the trial of Strafford: November 1640–May 1641; 4. The beginnings of constitutional royalism: May–October 1641; 5. The emergence of the constitutional royalists: October 1641–March 1642; 6. The beginning of hostilities: March 1642–April 1643; 7. Learning to write the war: April–September 1643; 8. Declining fortunes: from Newbury to Marston Moor: September 1643–June 1644; 9. Defeat, captivity, and exile: July 1644–September 1647; 10. Trial and martyrdom: September 1647–January 1649; 11. Lamenting the King: 1649; 12. Coping with defeat and waiting for the King: 1649–60; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"When seen in relation to the poets and the forces of revolutionary change, these royalist expressions contribte to the contexts that make this well-written book a very substantial and worthwhile contribution to the historical and literary study of the decades that transformed seventeeth-century England." Albion

"Magisterial." Renaissance Quarterly

"Excellent." Studies in English Literature

"...most readable...succeeds admirably..." Choice

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