Christian Identity, Jews, and Israel in 17th-century England

Zusatztext In this study, she [Achsah Guibbory] examines the extent to which biblical Israel, Jewish history and Judaism played a role in shaping Christian identity in England in the century or so between the reign of Elizabeth I and the Restoration of the Monarchy ... Yet, while identification with Israel serves as the theme which runs throughout this study, arguably its greatest strength is that it remains highly sensitive to the different ways in which this was interpreted by different groups, in large part as a result of their respective agendas. Informationen zum Autor Achsah Guibbory is Ann Whitney Olin Professor of English at Barnard College, Columbia University. Before coming to Barnard in 2004, she was Professor of English at the University of Illinois, where she was also affiliated with the Program in Religious Studies. Author of numerous articles and essays on seventeenth-century culture and literature, especially on Donne and Milton, her most recent books are Ceremony and Community from Herbert to Milton (Cambridge UP, 1998) and her edited Cambridge Companion to John Donne (Cambridge UP, 2006). Her research for Christian Identity, Jews, and Israel in Seventeenth-century England was supported by fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Guggenheim Foundation. Klappentext This book is a cultural history of seventeenth-century England. It explores the many, often contradictory ways people thought about themselves in relation to Jews, Judaism, and Jewish history. Grounded in archival research, the book analyzes the works of major writers including Foxe, Herbert, Bunyan, Milton, and Dryden. Zusammenfassung This book is a cultural history of seventeenth-century England. It explores the many, often contradictory ways people thought about themselves in relation to Jews, Judaism, and Jewish history. Grounded in archival research, the book analyzes the works of major writers including Foxe, Herbert, Bunyan, Milton, and Dryden....

Product details

• Authors: Achsah Guibbory, Achsah (Ann Whitney Olin Professor of English Guibbory, Achsah A. Guibbory, Guibbory Achsah
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.11.2010
• EAN: 9780199557165
• ISBN: 978-0-19-955716-5
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, Anthologien (nicht Lyrik), History, RELIGION / Judaism / General, HISTORY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Literature - Classics / Criticism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Christianity, Judaism, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Literary studies: general, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599