English Literature

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CHAPTER VII. THE PURITAN AGE (1620-1660)

literature, tell why you liked or disliked it. Why is it a work
for all ages and for all races? What are the chief qualities of
Bunyan’s style?



  1. Who are the minor prose writers of this age? Name
    the chief works of Jeremy Taylor, Thomas Browne, and Izaak
    Walton. Can you describe from your own reading any of
    these works? How does the prose of this age compare in in-
    terest with the poetry? (Milton is, of course, excepted in this
    comparison.)

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