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Biblical Readings and Literary Writings in Early Modern England, 1558-1625 (Hardcover)
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Biblical Readings and Literary Writings in Early Modern England, 1558-1625 (Hardcover)
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The Bible had a profound impact on early modern culture, and
bible-reading shaped the period's drama, poetry, and life-writings,
as well as sermons and biblical commentaries. This volume provides
an account of the how the Bible was read and applied in early
modern England. It maps the connection between these readings and
various forms of writing and argues that literary writings bear the
hallmarks of the period's dominant exegetical practices, and do
interpretative work. Tracing the impact of biblical reading across
a range of genres and writers, the discussion demonstrates that
literary reimaginings of, and allusions to, the Bible were common,
varied, and ideologically evocative. The book explores how a series
of popularly interpreted biblical narratives were recapitulated in
the work of a diverse selection of writers, some of whom remain
relatively unknown. In early modern England, the figures of
Solomon, Job, and Christ's mother, Mary, and the books of Song of
Songs and Revelation, are enmeshed in different ways with
contemporary concerns, and their usage illustrates how the Bible's
narratives could be turned to a fascinating array of debates. In
showing the multifarious contexts in which biblical narratives were
deployed, this book argues that Protestant interpretative practices
contribute to, and problematize, literary constructions of a range
of theological, political, and social debates.
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