Biblical readings and literary writings in early modern England, 1558-1625 / Victoria Brownlee.
2018
PR149.B5
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Title
Biblical readings and literary writings in early modern England, 1558-1625 / Victoria Brownlee.
Author
Brownlee, Victoria, author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780191850325 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations
Call Number
PR149.B5
Dewey Decimal Classification
820.938220903
Summary
The Bible had a profound impact on early modern culture, and bible-reading shaped the period's drama, poetry, and life-writings, as well as sermons and biblical commentaries. This volume provides an account of the how the Bible was read and applied in early modern England. It maps the connection between these readings and various forms of writing and argues that literary writings bear the hallmarks of the period's dominant exegetical practices, and do interpretative work. Tracing the impact of biblical reading across a range of genres and writers, the discussion demonstrates that literary reimaginings of, and allusions to, the Bible were common, varied, and ideologically evocative. The book explores how a series of popularly interpreted biblical narratives were recapitulated in the work of a diverse selection of writers, some of whom remain relatively unknown.
Note
The Bible had a profound impact on early modern culture, and bible-reading shaped the period's drama, poetry, and life-writings, as well as sermons and biblical commentaries. This volume provides an account of the how the Bible was read and applied in early modern England. It maps the connection between these readings and various forms of writing and argues that literary writings bear the hallmarks of the period's dominant exegetical practices, and do interpretative work. Tracing the impact of biblical reading across a range of genres and writers, the discussion demonstrates that literary reimaginings of, and allusions to, the Bible were common, varied, and ideologically evocative. The book explores how a series of popularly interpreted biblical narratives were recapitulated in the work of a diverse selection of writers, some of whom remain relatively unknown.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 19, 2018).
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Print version: 9780198812487
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