Restoration Literature

Originally published in 1972, Restoration Literature is a landmark in the study of seventeenth-century English literature. By assembling a diverse range of critical voices, Love captures the vibrancy and complexity of a period marked by both artistic innovation and ideological strife. The book remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how literature responded to-and helped shape-the Restoration's turbulent cultural landscape. This book rehabilitates the literature of the restoration period and shows it to be worth the most careful critical attention. The book remains a foundational text for students and scholars interested in the complex interplay of politics, performance, satire, and poetic innovation that defined the era.