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Politics, Religion and the Song of Songs in Seventeenth-Century England
E. Clarke
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Description for Politics, Religion and the Song of Songs in Seventeenth-Century England
Paperback. This book explores the use of the Biblical text of the Song of Songs in seventeenth-century England. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBJD; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
The Song of Songs , with its highly sexual imagery, was very popular in seventeenth-century England in commentary and paraphrase. This book charts the fascination with the mystical marriage, its implication in the various political conflicts of the seventeenth century, and its appeal to seventeenth-century writers, particularly women.
The Song of Songs , with its highly sexual imagery, was very popular in seventeenth-century England in commentary and paraphrase. This book charts the fascination with the mystical marriage, its implication in the various political conflicts of the seventeenth century, and its appeal to seventeenth-century writers, particularly women.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
Number of Pages
265
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349403264
SKU
V9781349403264
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99-15
About E. Clarke
ELIZABETH CLARKE is Reader in English at Warwick University, UK, where she leads the Perdita Project investigating women's manuscript writing in the Early Modern period.
Reviews for Politics, Religion and the Song of Songs in Seventeenth-Century England
'...this is a book of immense value for literary and religious historians alike, subtle in analysis and rigorous in research.' - Sarah Apetrei, Keble College Oxford, Journal of Ecclesiastical History