Literary Criticism (1400-1800)

Villiers, George Second Duke of Buckingham | Further Reading

FURTHER READING

BIOGRAPHIES

Chapman, Hester W. The Great Villiers: A Study of George Villiers, Second Duke of Buckingham 1628-1687. London: Secker & Warburg, 1949, 315 p.

Detailed study of Villiers' life from his childhood to his years at court.

Gardner, Lady Burghclere, Winifred. George Villiers, Second Duke of Buckingham, 1628-1687: A Study in the History of the Restoration. London: John Murray, 1903, 414 p.

Detailed account of Buckingham's life and political career.

Wilson, John Harold. “The Court Wits.” The Court Wits of the Restoration: An Introduction, pp. 3-24. Princeton, N. J.: Princeton University Press, 1948.

Discussion of the court of Charles II, with numerous references to Buckingham.

CRITICISM

Emery, John P. “Restoration Dualism of the Court Writers.” Revue des langues vivantes 32 (1966): 238-65.

Discusses the dual nature of...

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