Subject of Britain, 1603–25
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'... An absorbing and timely book.'
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Early Modern Literary Studies
‘… With its scrupulous close readings of an array of literary and political texts, including some that are little-known and others that have rarely been considered in this context, The Subject of Britain sheds powerful new light on what Britishness meant or could mean in the early years of the seventeenth century.’
The seventeenth century
'A lively, intelligent work that demonstrates how much more work needs to be done on ideas of Britain and Britishness.'
Andrew Hadfield, Journal of British Studies
'Christopher Ivic’s monograph is a very readable study and a timely corrective to received critical thinking inherited down the generations (and endlessly recycled) concerning Jacobean succession literature.'
Modern Language Review
The subject of Britain analyses key seventeenth-century texts by Bacon, Jonson and Shakespeare within the context of the English reign of King James VI and I, whose desire to create a united Britain prompted serious reflection on questions of nationhood. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Manchester University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 256
- ISBN
- 9780719088704
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 22 x 14 cm
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«
'... An absorbing and timely book.'
» .
Early Modern Literary Studies
‘… With its scrupulous close readings of an array of literary and political texts, including some that are little-known and others that have rarely been considered in this context, The Subject of Britain sheds powerful new light on what Britishness meant or could mean in the early years of the seventeenth century.’
The seventeenth century
'A lively, intelligent work that demonstrates how much more work needs to be done on ideas of Britain and Britishness.'
Andrew Hadfield, Journal of British Studies
'Christopher Ivic’s monograph is a very readable study and a timely corrective to received critical thinking inherited down the generations (and endlessly recycled) concerning Jacobean succession literature.'
Modern Language Review