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Politics, Religion and the Song of Songs in Seventeenth-Century England 2011th Edition
Author(s): E. Clarke (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date: 15 Feb. 2011
- Edition: 2011th
- Language: English
- Print length: 273 pages
- ISBN-10: 0333714113
- ISBN-13: 9780333714119
Book Description
The Song of Songs , with its highly sexual imagery, was very popular in seventeenth-century England in commentary and paraphrase. This book charts the fascination with the mystical marriage, its implication in the various political conflicts of the seventeenth century, and its appeal to seventeenth-century writers, particularly women.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘…this is a book of immense value for literary and religious historians alike, subtle in analysis and rigorous in research.’ – Sarah Apetrei, Keble College Oxford, Journal of Ecclesiastical History
About the Author
ELIZABETH CLARKE is Reader in English at Warwick University, UK, where she leads the Perdita Project investigating women’s manuscript writing in the Early Modern period.
