Poets, Players, and Preachers : Remembering the Gunpowder Plot in Seventeenth-Century England /

Mostrar otras versiones (2)

On the night of November 4th 1605, the English authorities uncovered an alleged plot by a group of discontented Catholics to blow up the Houses of Parliament with the lords, princes, queen and king in attendance. The failure of the plot is celebrated to this day and is known as Guy Fawkes Day. In P...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: James, Anne (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]
Temas:
English literature > Political aspects.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Gunpowder Plot, 1605 > Early works to 1800.
Literature and history.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 17th Century .
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Illustrations
  • 1. Introduction: Writing the Gunpowder Plot
  • 2. "like Sampsons Foxes": Creating a Jacobean Myth of Deliverance
  • 3. "And no religion binds men to be traitors": The Plot on Stage
  • 4. "In marble records fit to be inrold": Epic Monuments for a Protestant Nation
  • 5. "fit audience find, though few": Militant Protestants and Wandering Ways
  • 6. "For God and the King": Preaching on the Plot Anniversary
  • Conclusion: Echoes and Reverberations
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index

Ejemplares similares