János Barcsák, Márta Pellérdi

English literature 1660-1900

Translations, the Final Phase

After his accession in 1685 James II was generally disliked by the people of England, both for his Catholicism and for personal reasons. Nevertheless he was tolerated, because he did not then have a legal heir and thus there was no danger of a Catholic succession. In 1688, however, James’s Catholic wife gave birth to a strong and healthy boy, James (the Old Pretender), and this the English could no longer endure. They invited William of Orange – who was the husband of James II’s Protestant daughter, Mary – to come to England to resolve the political tension. He landed with his army in November 1688 and marched towards London. As gradually most of the English men of quality defected from James II and joined William, James was forced to go into exile. It was declared by Parliament that he had thus abdicated his throne and William and Mary were crowned joint monarchs of England in 1689. The Glorious Revolution took place.

Tartalomjegyzék

Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2018

ISBN: 978 963 454 261 2

A history of the English literature is presented here, with a scope on the years 1660 to 1900. The book is written in three main parts; beginning with the Restoration Period of the 17th century, followed by the first, and second halves of the 18th century. Thus, a sequential development of literary genres is presented, with explorations of the key figures and texts which drove these. The book also synthesises the historical, cultural and sociological background which gave rise to this literature, and allows the reader to effectively contextualise these.

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