Restoration Literature Resources

Restoration Literature Resources

Best of the Web

Websites

The Cambridge History of English and American Literature: The Age of Dryden

A website with detailed analyses of the literary, cultural, and political aspects of the Restoration period. Super, super useful.

The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Restoration and 18th Century

A website that provides plenty of historical, cultural, and political background to the Restoration. Also super-useful… because there was a ton of vital background to the Restoration.

The Literature Network: From the Restoration to the Death of Pope 1660-1744

An overview of the Restoration period, and beyond. How many huge wigs? So many huge wigs.