John Foxe - An Historical Perspective

List of contents

1. Tyndale and Foxe, David Daniell. 2. Reforming Roman Emperors: John Foxe’s Characterisation of Constantine in the Acts and Monuments, Micheal S. Pucci. 3. The Unsteady Beginnings of English protestant Martyrology, Alec Ryrie. 4. The Illustrations: Their Pattern and Plan, Ruth Samson Luborsky. 5. A Case for Luke Shepherd as a Source for John Foxe, Janice Devereux. 6. John Foxe’s Last Word, David J. Keep. 7. Backing Protestantism: The London Godly, The Exchequer and the Foxe Circle, Brett Usher. 8. Whitgift’s ‘Book of Martyrs’: Archbishop Whitgift, Timothy Bright and the Elizabethan Struggle over John Foxe’s Legacy, Damian Nussbaum. 9. ‘Oppressed by the Force of Truth’: Robert Persons Edits John Foxe, Ceri Sullivan. 10. Elect Church or Elect Nation? The Reception of the Acts and Monuments, Glyn Parry. 11. John Foxe, Evangelicalism and the Oxford Movement, Andrew Penny. 12. Electric Foxe: A Digital Case History, David Newcombe.

Summary

First published in 1999, This book  is a wide-ranging and authoritative review of the reception in England and other countries of Foxe’s Acts and Monuments of the English Martyrs from the time of its original publication between 1563 and 1583, up to the nineteenth century.

Additional text

'These essays demonstrate the potential of the John Foxe project to create a greater understanding of the Acts and Monuments and its author.' Albion

Product details

• Authors: David Loades
• Assisted by: David Loades (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138323193
• ISBN: 978-1-138-32319-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; England, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, Biography: general, English, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, RELIGION / Christianity / Anglican, HISTORY / World, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, RELIGION / Christianity / Episcopalian, General & world history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Literary studies: general, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Political oppression & persecution, Political oppression and persecution, Anglican and Episcopalian Churches, Anglican & Episcopalian Churches, Church of England