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This book restores the rich tradition of the Sibyls to the position
of prominence they once held in the culture and society of the
English Renaissance. The sibyls - figures from classical antiquity
- played important roles in literature, scholarship and art of the
period, exerting a powerful authority due to their centuries-old
connection to prophetic declamations of the coming of Christ and
the Apocalypse. The identity of the sibyls, however, was not
limited to this particular aspect of their fame, but contained a
fluid multi-layering of meanings given their prominence in ancient
Greek and Roman cultures, as well as the widespread dissemination
of prophecies attributed the sibyls that circulated through the
oral tradition. Sibylline prophecy of the Middle Ages served as
another conduit through which sibylline authority, fame, and
familiarity was transmitted and enhanced. Writers as disparate as
John Foxe, John Dee, Thomas Churchyard, John Fletcher, Thomas
Heywood, Jane Seager, John Lyly, An Collins, William Shakespeare,
and many draw upon this shared sibylline tradition to produce
particular and specific meanings in their writing. This book
explores the many identities, the many faces, of the prophetic
sibyls as they appear in the works of English Renaissance writers.
This book restores the rich tradition of the Sibyls to the
position of prominence they once held in the culture and society of
the English Renaissance. The sibyls - figures from classical
antiquity - played important roles in literature, scholarship and
art of the period, exerting a powerful authority due to their
centuries-old connection to prophetic declamations of the coming of
Christ and the Apocalypse. The identity of the sibyls, however, was
not limited to this particular aspect of their fame, but contained
a fluid multi-layering of meanings given their prominence in
ancient Greek and Roman cultures, as well as the widespread
dissemination of prophecies attributed the sibyls that circulated
through the oral tradition. Sibylline prophecy of the Middle Ages
served as another conduit through which sibylline authority, fame,
and familiarity was transmitted and enhanced. Writers as disparate
as John Foxe, John Dee, Thomas Churchyard, John Fletcher, Thomas
Heywood, Jane Seager, John Lyly, An Collins, William Shakespeare,
and many draw upon this shared sibylline tradition to produce
particular and specific meanings in their writing. This book
explores the many identities, the many faces, of the prophetic
sibyls as they appear in the works of English Renaissance
writers.
In her Great Books of Record Anne Clifford places herself within
the dynamic history of the ancient Clifford family, providing an
unbroken view into medieval and early modern life for nearly six
centuries. In this annotated edition, we glimpse the lives of
simple widows, traders, farmers, and labourers juxtaposed with the
adventures of soldiers, lords and ladies, princes and princesses.
Throughout, Anne Clifford asserts the centrality of women to the
success of noble families, including the monarchy. Her Great Books
draws upon medieval traditions and early modern scholarship and
builds upon these through biographies of the Clifford lords and
ladies, along with an extended biography of her mother Margaret
Russell and her own autobiographical 'Life of Mee'. Those
interested in the lives of medieval and early modern women, changes
in culture, the effect of the political upon individuals, and the
inspiring life of Anne Clifford will find this a rich and rewarding
book. -- .
This edition of Anne Clifford's (1590-1676) diaries and memoirs is
the first to include all of her autobiographical writing. Clifford
was a prominent noble woman who writes about her experiences in the
courts of Elizabeth, James and Charles I. She tells the story of
her decades long battle to secure her inheritance of the Clifford
lands of the north, which included taking on powerful men like
James I. She describes the challenges she faced when she finally
inherited the Clifford lands, torn by civil war, poverty and
neglect. Her writings about her life reveal her joys and griefs,
including the loss of children. Anne Clifford was vulnerable and
determined, charitable and canny. Her diaries and memoirs provide a
window into the life and thoughts of this indomitable woman. -- .
This edition of Anne Clifford's (1590-1676) diaries and memoirs is
the first to include all of her autobiographical writing. Clifford
was a prominent noble woman who writes about her experiences in the
courts of Elizabeth, James and Charles I. She tells the story of
her decades long battle to secure her inheritance of the Clifford
lands of the north, which included taking on powerful men like
James I. She describes the challenges she faced when she finally
inherited the Clifford lands, torn by civil war, poverty and
neglect. Her writings about her life reveal her joys and griefs,
including the loss of children. Anne Clifford was vulnerable and
determined, charitable and canny. Her diaries and memoirs provide a
window into the life and thoughts of this indomitable woman. -- .
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