1st Edition
Literature in Protestant England, 1560-1660 (Routledge Revivals)
By Alan Sinfield
Copyright 1983
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
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The hardline, uncompromising theology preached by the English Church in the 16th and 17th Centuries had disturbing effects on the literature of the period. This study, originally published in 1983, assesses the importance of the prevailing religious climate to the work of several major writers, both in and out of sympathy with the contemporary protestantism. It is argued that the accepted... Read more
1. Theoretical Perspectives 2. Protestantism: A Belief of Contradictories 3. Puritan Humanists 4. Who Bids Abstain? 5. Heroic Assertion 6. Providence and Tragedy 7. The Reformation and Secular Society
Biography
Alan Sinfield
