Encyclopedia of British Writers: 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries (Facts on File Library of World Literature)

Encyclopedia of British Writers, 16th and 17th  Centuries cannot replace reading and enjoying the works of the writers and artists whose entries follow, but it will help general readers and student researchers become more informed and appreciative of the works discussed herein.We hope that this encyclopedia creates a critical and historical context for one of the world’s greatest ages of the arts and sciences.Within the entries, cross-references, indicated in small capital letters, will lead readers to key influences on the authors and artists; lists of works by and about the authors will point out routes to further reading and appreciation. The selection of figures will make our own age look both large and small. As in the ancient image, we are all dwarfs on the shoulders of giants looking backward.