Religion, Literature, and Politics in Post-Reformation England, 1540–1688

by Donna B. Hamilton (Editor), Richard Strier (Editor)

This collection of essays by historians and literary scholars treats English history and culture from the Reformation to the Glorious Revolution as a single coherent period in which religion was a dominant element in political and cultural life. It explores the close linkage between religion and politics in the period through the examination of a wide variety of literary and nonliterary texts. Normal period and disciplinary distinctions are broken down, as post-Reformation culture is shown struggling with major issues of belief and authority.

296 pages, Hardcover

First published February 29, 1996