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Baroque (1600-1750) Art Grids
www.culturalresources.com/BAR14.html
Extensive links to sites, museums and articles that cover the Baroque period in detail.

17th-century Baroque Art
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/
ARTHbaroque.html
Portal site with comprehensive 17th-century painting links, as well as some for sculpture and architecture.

Baroque Music
http://baroque-music.com
Comprehensive site with information on the music, composers and instruments. Broadcasts live music and recommends recordings.

English Literature: Early 17th Century (1603-1660)
www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/index.html
Excellent introduction to the English literature of the early 17th century.

Norton Anthology of English Literature
www.wwnorton.com/nael/welcome.htm
Comprehensive, easy-to-navigate resources on literature of the early 17th century, Restoration and early 18th century.

17th-century women writers – a celebration
www.digital.library.upenn.edu/
women/_generate/1601-1700.html
Details of women writers and their work.

Mary Wroth
www.english.cam.ac.uk/wroth/startp.htm
Comprehensive site dedicated to Mary Wroth, the first English woman writer to have published an original work of prose fiction.

Shakespeare’s Globe
www.bardweb.net/globe.html
A brief account of the original Globe Theatre, with links to other Globe sites.

The Dancing Master, 1651-1728: An illustrated compendium
www.izaak.unh.edu/nhltmd/
indexes/dancingmaster/
Compendium of a work first published by John Playford, the foremost music seller in 17th-century London.

Books

Seventeenth-century Britain: The Cambridge cultural history by Boris Ford (Cambridge University Press, 1989). Out of print; may be available from libraries or second-hand bookshops.
Well-illustrated and comprehensive account of the arts in the 17th century. Ideal for beginners.

The Seventeenth Century: The intellectual and cultural context of English literature, 1603-1700 by Graham Parry (Longman,1989)
A good general introduction to the subject.
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English Court Theatre, 1558-1642 by John H Astington (Cambridge University Press, 1999)
An account of the physical and aesthetic conditions under which actors worked in the open-air public theatres and the private, indoor theatres at court.
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Shakespeare: The poet and his plays by Stanley Wells (Methuen, 2001)
A good general introduction to the plays and poetry of William Shakespeare.
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William Shakespeare: His life and work by Anthony Holden (Abacus, 2000)
A good general introduction to the life and work of William Shakespeare.
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The Genius of Shakespeare by Jonathan Bate (Picador, 1998)
A readable account of why William Shakespeare is rated so highly, and of the profound influence of his work on the culture of other countries.
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Architecture in Britain 1530-1830 by John Summerson (Yale University Press, 1993)
An introduction to English architecture, which charts the development of architectural theory and practice from Elizabeth I to George IV.
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Painting in Britain 1530-1830 by Ellis Waterhouse (Yale University Press, 5th ed. 1993)
Surveys the work and influence of foreign-born painters such as Holbein and Van Dyck, as well as native masters from Gower and Milliard to Gainsborough, Stubbs and Sandby. Scholarly and readable, with colour illustrations.
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Sculpture in Britain 1530-1830 by Margaret Whinney (Yale University Press, 1992)
Comprehensive survey of sculpture in Britain from the Reformation to the accession of Queen Victoria.
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The Metaphysical Poets, edited by Helen Gardner (Penguin, 1973)
Anthology of poetry by John Milton, John Donne and some of the less well- known poets of the 17th century.
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Milton: Paradise Lost, edited by Alastair Fowler (Longman, 1998)
Annotated edition of John Milton's epic poem, accessible to both the student and the general reader.
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Oroonoko, The Rover and other works by Aphra Behn, edited by Janet Todd (Penguin, 1992)
Comprehensive writings of Aphra Behn, the first professional English woman author.
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The Secret Life of Aphra Behn by Janet Todd (Rivers Oram Press/Pandora List, 2000)
The first woman to earn her living from writing, Aphra Behn composed at least 19 plays, fiction, poetry and translations. She also worked as a spy.
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John Donne: The major works, edited by John Carey (Oxford Paperbacks, 2000)
Collection of John Donne's poetry and prose, including his sermons.
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Dryden in Revolutionary England by David Bywaters (University of California Press, 1992). Out of print; may be available from libraries or second-hand bookshops.
John Dryden, poet laureate and historiographer royal at the court of Charles II, and his relationship to the changing politics of the time.

Andrew Marvell, edited by Thomas Healy (Longman, 1998)
A detailed but clear examination of Andrew Marvell's public and private poems.
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Early Women Writers, 1600-1720, edited by Anita Pacheco (Longman, 1997)
Examines the work of five important women writers of the 17th and early 18th centuries: Mary Wroth, Katherine Philips, Margaret Cavendish, Aphra Behn and Anne Finch.
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Sir John Vanbrugh: The playwright as architect by Frank G McCormick (Penn State University Press, 1991)
This study attempts to balance the achievements of Vanbrugh's dual career as an architect and dramatist, and to illuminate aspects of his personality as revealed by his work.
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