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Clarendon Reconsidered reassesses a figure of major importance in
seventeenth-century British politics, constitutional history and
literature. Despite his influence in these and other fields, Edward
Hyde, first Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674) remains comparatively
neglected. However, the recent surge of interest in royalists and
royalism, and the new theoretical strategies it has employed, make
this a propitious moment to re-examine his influencecontribution.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Chancellor and author of the
History of the Rebellion (1702-1704), then and for long afterwards
the most sophisticated history written in English, his long career
in the service of the Caroline court spanned the English Revolution
and Restoration. The original essays in this interdisciplinary
collection shine a torch on key aspects of Clarendon's life and
works: his role as a political propagandist, his family and
friendship networks, his religious and philosophical inclinations,
his history- and essay-writing, his influence on other forms of
writing, and the personal, political and literary repercussions of
his two long exiles. Pushing the boundaries of the new royalist
scholarship, this fresh account of Clarendon reveals a multifaceted
man who challenges as often as he justifies traditional
characterisations of detached historian and secular statesman.
Author of plays, love-lyrics, essays and, among other works, The
Civil War, the Davideis and the Pindarique Odes, Abraham Cowley
made a deep impression on seventeenth-century letters, attested by
his extravagant funeral and his burial next to Chaucer and Spenser
in Westminster Abbey. Ejected from Cambridge for his politics, he
found refuge in royalist Oxford before seeing long service as
secretary to Queen Henrietta Maria, and as a Crown agent, on the
continent. In the mid-1650s he returned to England, was imprisoned
and made an accommodation with the Cromwellian regime. This volume
of essays provides the modern critical attention Cowley's life and
writings merit.
Original and thought-provoking, this collection sheds new light on
an important yet understudied feature of seventeenth-century
England's political and cultural landscape: exile. Through an
essentially literary lens, exile is examined both as physical
departure from England-to France, Germany, the Low Countries and
America-and as inner, mental withdrawal. In the process, a
strikingly wide variety of contemporary sources comes under
scrutiny, including letters, diaries, plays, treatises,
translations and poetry. The extent to which the richness and
disparateness of these modes of writing militates against or
constructs a recognisable 'rhetoric' of exile is one of the book's
overriding themes. Also under consideration is the degree to which
exilic writing in this period is intended for public consumption, a
product of private reflection, or characterised by a coalescence of
the two. Importantly, this volume extends the chronological range
of the English Revolution beyond 1660 by demonstrating that exile
during the Restoration formed a meaningful continuum with
displacement during the civil wars of the mid-century. This
in-depth and overdue study of prominent and hitherto obscure
exiles, conspicuously diverse in political and religious allegiance
yet inextricably bound by the shared experience of displacement,
will be of interest to scholars in a range of disciplines.
Writings of Exile in the English Revolution and Restoration opens a
window onto exile in the years 1640-1680, as it is experienced
across a broad spectrum of political and religious allegiances, and
communicated through a rich variety of genres. Examining previously
undiscovered and understudied as well as canonical writings, it
challenges conventional paradigms which assume a neat demarcation
of chronology, geography and allegiance in this seminal period of
British and American history. Crossing disciplinary lines, it casts
new light on how the ruptures -- and in some cases liberation -- of
exile in these years both reflected and informed events in the
public sphere. It also lays bare the personal, psychological and
familial repercussions of exile, and their attendant literary
modes, in terms of both inner, mental withdrawal and physical
displacement.
Author of plays, love-lyrics, essays and, among other works, The
Civil War, the Davideis and the Pindarique Odes, Abraham Cowley
made a deep impression on seventeenth-century letters, attested by
his extravagant funeral and his burial next to Chaucer and Spenser
in Westminster Abbey. Ejected from Cambridge for his politics, he
found refuge in royalist Oxford before seeing long service as
secretary to Queen Henrietta Maria, and as a Crown agent, on the
continent. In the mid-1650s he returned to England, was imprisoned
and made an accommodation with the Cromwellian regime. This volume
of essays provides the modern critical attention Cowley's life and
writings merit.
Overshadowed in the popular imagination by the figure of Oliver
Cromwell, historians are increasingly coming to recognize the
importance of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, in
shaping the momentous events of mid-seventeenth-century Britain. As
both a military and political figure he played a central role in
first defeating Charles I and then later supporting the restoration
of his son in 1660. England's Fortress shines new light on this
significant yet surprisingly understudied figure through a
selection of essays addressing a wide range of topics, from
military history to poetry. Divided into two sections, the volume
reflects key aspects of Fairfax's life and career which are,
nevertheless, as interconnecting as they are discrete: Fairfax the
soldier and statesman, and Fairfax the husband, horseman and
scholar. This fresh account of Fairfax's reputations and legacy
questions assumptions about neatly demarcated seventeenth-century
chronological, geographic and cultural boundaries. What emerges is
a man who subverts as much as he reinforces assumed characteristics
of martial invincibility, political disengagement and literary
dilettantism.
Despite his significant influence as a courtier, diplomat,
playwright and theatre manager, Thomas Killigrew (1612-1683)
remains a comparatively elusive and neglected figure. The original
essays in this interdisciplinary volume shine new light on a
singular, contradictory Englishman 400 years after his birth. They
increase our knowledge and deepen our understanding not only of
Killigrew himself, but of seventeenth-century dramaturgy, and its
complex relationship to court culture and to evolving aesthetic
tastes. The first book on Killigrew since 1930, this study
re-examines the significant phases of his life and career: the
little-known playwriting years of the 1630s; his long exile during
the 1640s and 1650s, and its personal, political and literary
repercussions; and the period following the Restoration, when, with
Sir William Davenant, he enjoyed a monopoly of the London stage.
These fresh accounts of Killigrew build on the recent resurgence of
interest in royalists and the royalist exile, and underscore
literary scholars' continued fascination with the Restoration
stage. In the process, they question dominant assumptions about
neatly demarcated seventeenth-century chronological, geographic and
cultural boundaries. What emerges is a figure who confounds as
often as he justifies traditional labels of dilettante, cavalier
wit and swindler.
Writings of Exile in the English Revolution and Restoration opens a
window onto exile in the years 1640-1680, as it is experienced
across a broad spectrum of political and religious allegiances, and
communicated through a rich variety of genres. Examining previously
undiscovered and understudied as well as canonical writings, it
challenges conventional paradigms which assume a neat demarcation
of chronology, geography and allegiance in this seminal period of
British and American history. Crossing disciplinary lines, it casts
new light on how the ruptures -- and in some cases liberation -- of
exile in these years both reflected and informed events in the
public sphere. It also lays bare the personal, psychological and
familial repercussions of exile, and their attendant literary
modes, in terms of both inner, mental withdrawal and physical
displacement.
Original and thought-provoking, this collection sheds new light on
an important yet understudied feature of seventeenth-century
England's political and cultural landscape: exile. Through an
essentially literary lens, exile is examined both as physical
departure from England-to France, Germany, the Low Countries and
America-and as inner, mental withdrawal. In the process, a
strikingly wide variety of contemporary sources comes under
scrutiny, including letters, diaries, plays, treatises,
translations and poetry. The extent to which the richness and
disparateness of these modes of writing militates against or
constructs a recognisable 'rhetoric' of exile is one of the book's
overriding themes. Also under consideration is the degree to which
exilic writing in this period is intended for public consumption, a
product of private reflection, or characterised by a coalescence of
the two. Importantly, this volume extends the chronological range
of the English Revolution beyond 1660 by demonstrating that exile
during the Restoration formed a meaningful continuum with
displacement during the civil wars of the mid-century. This
in-depth and overdue study of prominent and hitherto obscure
exiles, conspicuously diverse in political and religious allegiance
yet inextricably bound by the shared experience of displacement,
will be of interest to scholars in a range of disciplines.
Clarendon Reconsidered reassesses a figure of major importance in
seventeenth-century British politics, constitutional history and
literature. Despite his influence in these and other fields, Edward
Hyde, first Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674) remains comparatively
neglected. However, the recent surge of interest in royalists and
royalism, and the new theoretical strategies it has employed, make
this a propitious moment to re-examine his influencecontribution.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Chancellor and author of the
History of the Rebellion (1702-1704), then and for long afterwards
the most sophisticated history written in English, his long career
in the service of the Caroline court spanned the English Revolution
and Restoration. The original essays in this interdisciplinary
collection shine a torch on key aspects of Clarendon's life and
works: his role as a political propagandist, his family and
friendship networks, his religious and philosophical inclinations,
his history- and essay-writing, his influence on other forms of
writing, and the personal, political and literary repercussions of
his two long exiles. Pushing the boundaries of the new royalist
scholarship, this fresh account of Clarendon reveals a multifaceted
man who challenges as often as he justifies traditional
characterisations of detached historian and secular statesman.
Sir John Denham (1614/15-1669) Reassessed shines new light on a
singular, colourful yet elusive figure of seventeenth-century
English letters. Despite his influence as a poet, wit, courtier,
exile, politician and surveyor of the king's works, Denham, remains
a neglected figure. The original essays in this interdisciplinary
collection provide the sustained modern critical attention his life
and work merit. The book both examines for the first time and
reassesses important features of Denham's life and reputations: his
friendship circles, his role as a political satirist, his religious
inclinations, his playwriting years, and the personal, political
and literary repercussions of his long exile; and offers fresh
interpretations of his poetic magnum opus, Coopers Hill. Building
on the recent resurgence of scholarly interest in royalists and
royalism, as well as on Restoration literature and drama, this
lively account of Denham's influence questions assumptions about
neatly demarcated seventeenth-century chronological, geographic and
literary boundaries. What emerges is a complex man who subverts as
well as reinforces conventional characterisations of court wit,
gambler and dilettante.
Sir John Denham (1614/15-1669) Reassessed shines new light on a
singular, colourful yet elusive figure of seventeenth-century
English letters. Despite his influence as a poet, wit, courtier,
exile, politician and surveyor of the king's works, Denham, remains
a neglected figure. The original essays in this interdisciplinary
collection provide the sustained modern critical attention his life
and work merit. The book both examines for the first time and
reassesses important features of Denham's life and reputations: his
friendship circles, his role as a political satirist, his religious
inclinations, his playwriting years, and the personal, political
and literary repercussions of his long exile; and offers fresh
interpretations of his poetic magnum opus, Coopers Hill. Building
on the recent resurgence of scholarly interest in royalists and
royalism, as well as on Restoration literature and drama, this
lively account of Denham's influence questions assumptions about
neatly demarcated seventeenth-century chronological, geographic and
literary boundaries. What emerges is a complex man who subverts as
well as reinforces conventional characterisations of court wit,
gambler and dilettante.
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