Writing the English Republic: Poetry, Rhetoric and Politics, 1627-1660This magisterial new history of seventeenth-century republican political culture sets key texts by Marvell and Milton in a richly detailed context, showing how writers re-imagined English political and literary culture without kingship. The book draws on extensive archival research, bringing to light exciting and neglected manuscript and printed sources. Offering a bold new narrative of the whole period, and a timely reminder that England has a republican as well as royalist heritage, it will be of compelling interest to historians as well as literary scholars. |
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... Waller , George Wither , Thomas May and many others , showing how writers re - imag- ined English political and literary culture without kingship . The book draws on extensive archival research , bringing to light exciting and neglected ...
... Waller , George Wither , Thomas May and many others , showing how writers re - imag- ined English political and literary culture without kingship . The book draws on extensive archival research , bringing to light exciting and neglected ...
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... Waller and Milton , 1641-1644 [ 93 ] 4. Uncivil peace : politics and literary culture , 1645–1649 [ 140 ] 5. Defending the Commonwealth , 1649–1653 [ 192 ] 6. Double names : Marvell and the Commonwealth [ 243 ] 7. King Oliver ...
... Waller and Milton , 1641-1644 [ 93 ] 4. Uncivil peace : politics and literary culture , 1645–1649 [ 140 ] 5. Defending the Commonwealth , 1649–1653 [ 192 ] 6. Double names : Marvell and the Commonwealth [ 243 ] 7. King Oliver ...
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... Waller : An Unpublished Reply to Waller's A Panegyrick to my Lord Protector , The Seventeenth Century 11 ( 1996 ) , 61–86 . Chapters 8 and 9 : " " Safest in Storms " : George Wither in the 1650s ' , in David Margolies and Maroula ...
... Waller : An Unpublished Reply to Waller's A Panegyrick to my Lord Protector , The Seventeenth Century 11 ( 1996 ) , 61–86 . Chapters 8 and 9 : " " Safest in Storms " : George Wither in the 1650s ' , in David Margolies and Maroula ...
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... Waller , not as part of a natural order to be rudely shattered in 1649 but as an attempt to ward off radical challenges . I try to show the degree of overlap between court poetry and republicanism by giving a prominent role in this ...
... Waller , not as part of a natural order to be rudely shattered in 1649 but as an attempt to ward off radical challenges . I try to show the degree of overlap between court poetry and republicanism by giving a prominent role in this ...
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... Waller wrote in a much - cited letter to his royalist adversary , Sir Ralph Hopton : " That great God which is the searcher of my heart , knowes , with what a sad sence I goe upon this service , and with what a perfect hatred I detest ...
... Waller wrote in a much - cited letter to his royalist adversary , Sir Ralph Hopton : " That great God which is the searcher of my heart , knowes , with what a sad sence I goe upon this service , and with what a perfect hatred I detest ...
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Writing the English Republic: Poetry, Rhetoric, and Politics, 1627-1660 David Norbrook No preview available - 1999 |
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