English Literature: The Seventeenth Century

Duration: 13 min

Year Published: 1958

Creator: Coronet Films

Color: Color

Credits: Douglas Bush

Description: Excerpts from the works of seventeenth-century English writers are presented against the turbulent background of the Commonwealth and Restoration periods. Includes Cavalier poets such as Jonson, Herrick, and Lovelace; Puritan writers such as Milton and Bunyan; and other literary figures of the century such as Donne, Marvel, Pepys and Dryden.

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