Calendar of the Correspondence of Richard Baxter: Volume II: 1660-1696 (Hardcover)

The correspondence of the Puritan divine Richard Baxter is an unusually rich source of evidence for 17th century history, in particular for the period's involved ecclesiastical history and its intellectual, cultural, and bibliographical tastes, as well as for Baxter himself. The 1250 or so extant letters, spanning 1638-1691 and varying in length from brief notes to mini-treatises, are exchanged with a very wide range of correspondents and touch on a great variety of topics, from pastoral advice and theological controversy to current political afffairs and legislation. The great majority of the letters, often undated and unattributed, have never been published. The present Calendar makes the substance of the correspondence fully available for the first time. The chronological sequence of letters is established, correspondents are identified with full biographical information, and the occasion and essential subject of every letter indicated. In the great majority of cases detailed summaries are given, often with extensive quotation verbatim; and all persons, books, and other matters of fact mentioned in the letters are glossed and annotated. There are also indexes of persons, of places, and of Baxter's works. In the course of annotation and contextualization, the Calendar frequently corrects or expands standard reference works, while the letters themselves often supply previously unknown information about the period.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Calendar of the Correspondence of Richard Baxter
Release date:	August 2002
First published:	December 1991
Editors:	N.H. Keeble (Reader in English, Department of English Studies) • Geoffrey F. Nuttall
Dimensions:	241 x 161 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	392
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-818583-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Biography > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > General Books > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches Promotions
LSN:	0-19-818583-9
Barcode:	9780198185833

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