The Writing of Royalism 1628-1660

ISBN-13: 9780521661836 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 416 str.

Robert Wilcher

Opis

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.

Recenzje

'… a thorough, well-informed, clearly written and intensely responsible survey of a kind which ought to win over any historians still sceptical about whether narrative history and literature can be combined.' History

Spis treści

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.