Böcker av Paul Hammond

Exploring the representation of sexual relations between men in English literature of the 17th century, Hammond includes readings of Shakespeare's Sonnets and shows how his plays added homosexual elements to his source stories. He analyses the satirical representation of homosexual kings and the homoerotic poetry of Marvell and Rochester.

John Oldham (1653-1883) was one of the most important English poets of the later seventeenth century. He was largely responsible for the development of the classical imitation. However, he has suffered much critical neglect, and this 1983 book was the first critical study devoted to his poetry.

A survey of Restoration poetry, from the forms in which it was disseminated to studies of important texts.

Prepared from a fresh examination of the early printed editions of Dryden's work, volume four of "The Poems of John Dryden" covers the poems written by the writer between 1686 and 1696. The poet's language is glossed in unprecedented detail.

The first part of a three-volume edition of Dryden's poems. This work aims to present a complete rethinking of the text, canon and dating of Dryden's poetry, together with a substantial body of annotation which draws on previous editions, on subsequent scholarship and on new research.

Prepared from a fresh examination of the early printed editions of Dryden's work, volume three of "The Poems of John Dryden" covers the poems written by the writer between 1686 and 1696. The poet's language is glossed in unprecedented detail.