An Anthology of Seventeenth-Century Fiction (World's Classics) [Paperback]

Paul Salzman (Editor)

Book Description

Series: World's Classics | Publication Date: September 5, 1991

The 17th century was an era of vigorous experimentation in prose fiction. It also saw the appearance of the first prose fiction published by women in English, and the writings of Mary Cavendish and Mary Wroth are published here for the first time in 300 years. The works and extracts collected here offer a sample of all the major forms of fiction - Book One of Wroth's feminist romance "Urania", Herbert's political romance "The Princess Cloria", Cavendish's female Utopia "The Blazing World", Dangerfield's picaresque criminal autobiography "Don Tomazo", Bunyan's exemplary cautionary tale "Mr Badman", Congreve's witty novella "Incognita", and Behn's comic Restoration tale "The Unfortunate Happy Lady". The texts are newly edited and modernized, and should appeal to students of 17th-century literature and women's studies courses, as well as to the interested general reader.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A very useful edition of some hard-to-obtain works, especially those of women."--John H. Wilson, Dakota Weslyan University

"Invaluable in providing a background to prose fiction of the period and to introduce some women writers. I believe my students now will have a better understanding of the development of the novel."--Deanna Evans, Bemidji State University

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About the Author

Paul Salzman is at La Trobe University, Melbourne. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (September 5, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0192826190
• ISBN-13: 978-0192826190
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,985,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)