Literature and Politics in the English Reformation

Tom Betteridge, Peter Lake, Anthony Milton , Jason Peacey

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Manchester University Press
02 October 2012

Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700

Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain

This book is a study of the English Reformation as a political and literary event. Focusing on an eclectic group of texts, unified by their explication of the key elements of the cultural history of the period 1510-80 the book unravels the political, poetic and religious themes of the era. Through readings of work by Edmund Spenser, William Tyndale, Sir Thomas More and John Skelton, as well as less celebrated Tudor writers, Betteridge surveys pre-Henrician literature as well as Henrician Reformation texts, and delineates the literature of the reigns of Edward VI, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I. Ultimately, the book argues that this literature, and the era, should not be understood simply on the basis of conflicts between Protestantism and Catholicism but rather that Tudor culture must be seen as fractured between emerging confessional identities and marked by a conflict between those who embraced confessionalism and those who rejected it.

This important study will be fascinating reading for students and researchers in early modern English literature and history. -- .

By: Tom Betteridge
Series edited by: Peter Lake, Anthony Milton, Jason Peacey, Alexandra Gajda
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 376g
ISBN: 9780719064616
ISBN 10: 0719064619
Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 02 October 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Introduction 1. Pilgrims, poets and politics: The Henrician Reformation 2. Edwardian politics and poetics 3. Writing the Marian Reformation 4. Elizabethan poetics and politics Conclusion Bibliography Index -- .

Tom Betteridge is Professor of English Literature and Drama at Oxford Brookes University