English Nonconformist Poetry, 1660-1700, vol 1

English Nonconformist Poetry, 1660-1700, vol 1
Author: George Southcombe
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2024-10-28
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1040249809

The multi-faceted nature of dissenting verse is demonstrated, from the sonnets of the Quaker Martin Mason to the self-consciously 'witty' acrostic used to commemorate the Fifth Monarchist Vavasor Powell's death, to the Quaker schismatic John Perrot's 'A sea of the seed's sufferings'.