Concentrating on the period 1660-1781, this book explores how the English literary past was made. It charts how the raw materials of the British tradition were ... » 

Concentrating on the period 1660-1781, this book explores how the English literary past was made. It charts how the raw materials of the British tradition were unearthed; how narratives about the development of native literature were drafted; and how certain writers were assigned to the canon. «