1st Edition
Writing and Religion in England, 1558-1689 Studies in Community-Making and Cultural Memory
Biography
Roger D. Sell is H.W. Donner Research Professor of Literary Communication at Ã…bo Akademi University, Finland. He has published widely on authors from every period of English literature, and has developed an account of literature as one among other forms of communication. His main aim here has been to support literary scholars trying to mediate between writers and readers who are differently situated, and to provide a framework for the ethical critique of both authors and their readers. His work in progress includes a scholarly edition of the complete poems of Sir John Beaumont, and books on literary-communicational criticism and Shakespearian communication. Anthony W. Johnson is Professor and Head of English at Oulu University, Finland. His special areas of interest - Renaissance Interarts and Imagology - are reflected in a wide range of critical works and editions including: Ben Jonson: Poetry and Architecture (1994), Three Books Annotated by Inigo Jones (1997), William Cavendish's Country Captain (1999), and John Boys's Fasti Cantuarianses (2009). Forthcoming work includes a book on cultural imagology and an introduction to Ben Jonson for the Writers and their Work new series.
'This is an extensive, rich and varied collection of essays, unusually cohesive in its careful organisation... A particularly lucid introduction by the editors further sets forth its design and purposes. For such a substantial work, running to nearly five hundred pages, this cohesion is as remarkable as is the generally high quality of the individual essays.' Recusant History '... contains some very interesting and stimulating pieces.' Notes and Queries '... much rewarding and helpful research to be found in this volume, and it is a welcome addition to the literature on the subject.' English Studies '... an impressive collection of twenty essays... an invaluable resource.' Church History '[These essays] make a valuable contribution to the study of English religious writing. Their authors do an excellent job of reminding us that while communities of faith in early modern England struggled against each other, there remain interesting avenues of commonality still to explore.' Anglican and Episcopal History
