Literature and Revolution in England 1640-1660

"Smith's well-researched book provides an impressive survey of the periods varied literature and shows how its generic innovations were a creative response to the crisis of the 1640s and 50s. In the course of examining the periods vast output of writing, it demonstrates that 'never before in English history had written and printed literature played such a predominate role in public affairs, and never before had it been felt by contempories to be of such importance'....Thanks to Smith, we now have a richer, more complete account of the ways literature and political culture interacted during this unsettled age of civil war, reformation and revolution."Smith, Nigel is the author of 'Literature and Revolution in England 1640-1660' with ISBN 9780300059748 and ISBN 0300059744.