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Alterations of state : sacred kingship in the English Reformation /

During the English reformation, writers like John Skelton, Shakespeare, John Milton, and Andrew Marvell grappled with the idea of kingship and royalty, its real presence and figurative power. McCoy explains why religious devotion to the royal person became both more acute and more problematic during...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCoy, Richard C., 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:During the English reformation, writers like John Skelton, Shakespeare, John Milton, and Andrew Marvell grappled with the idea of kingship and royalty, its real presence and figurative power. McCoy explains why religious devotion to the royal person became both more acute and more problematic during England's turbulent seventeenth century.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiv, 218 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0231501072
9780231501071
0231126166
9780231126168