Prefaces to Four Seventeenth-Century Romances is a collection of prefaces to such novels as Parthenis (1655) by John Boyle, Lord Broghill, George Mackenzie's Apology for Romances, which is included in Aretine, a Serious Romance (1660), and Nathaniel Ingelo's preface to the novel Bentivolio and Urania (1660). In this edition, you will find interesting thoughts and arguments of the authors regarding the genre of the novel in the 17th century. Each preface reflects the views and approaches of different writers to the creation and perception of romantic literature in that period. This collection is an integral part of literary studies and provides an opportunity to dive into the context of the writer's views of his time.