An Anthology of Seventeenth-century FictionPaul Salzman Few readers today are aware of the vigorous prose experiments undertaken in the seventeenth century. This anthology presents a representative selection of that work, with examples from Aphra Benn, John Bunyan, William Congreve, Percy Herbert, and Thomas Dangerfield. Also included are Mary Wroth's feminist romance Urania and Margaret Cavendish's female utopia The Blazing World, in print here for the first time since their original publication. |
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Achaea adventure affection afflicted Amphilanthus answered Antissia Aphra Behn arms Badman beauty behold black knight Blazing World blessed body brave brought called Cassianus cause colour command court creatures cruel dear death delight desired discourse Dolorindus doth Empress Euarchus Eumenes excellent eyes father favour fear fortune gave give hand happy hath heart honour hope John Bunyan judgement King King of Albania King of Armenia kissing knight lady Lady Mary Wroth Leandrus leave Limena live lord Macedon Margaret Cavendish misery Morea nature never noble Ollorandus Pamphilia Parselius passion perceived Perissus pity prince Princess Cloria Prose Fiction Queen rest revenge romance Rosindy seemed Selarinus servant shepherdess ship sight soon sorrow soul Steriamus sweet sword tears tell thee thou thought told took torment true truth unto Urania virtue watchet wherefore withal worthy Wroth