Politics and the Paul's Cross Sermons, 1558-1642 (Hardcover)

Scholars do not contest that English Reformation culture centred on 'the word preached'; that before the advent of newsbooks, sermons were the primary means available for shaping public opinion; or that the sermons of men like Lancelot Andrewes and John Donne were valued as literary works of the highest order. Throughout the Reformation period, England's most important public pulpit was Paul's Cross, which stood in the churchyard of St Paul's Cathedral in London. Politics and the Paul's Cross Sermons, 1558-1642 provides a detailed history of the Paul's Cross sermons from the reign of Elizabeth I until the destruction of the pulpit under Charles I. It explains the arrangement for the sermons' delivery and the tensions between the different authorities (the royal government, the bishops of London, and the Corporation of London) who controlled them. The increasing role that the Paul's Cross sermons played in London's civic culture after the Reformation is discussed, and an account is given of the narrowing of the sermons' audience in the years preceding the English Civil War. The book explores early modern English homiletics, so that preachers' adaptation of sermon genres to suit sermons on religious controversies or on political anniversaries (such as 5 November) can be described. The relationship between the different textual forms in which sermons are preserved is also considered.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	June 2011
Authors:	Mary Morrissey
Dimensions:	236 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-957176-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Books > Christianity Promotions
LSN:	0-19-957176-7
Barcode:	9780199571765

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