Edward and George Herbert in the European Republic of Letters

The Anglo-Welsh aristocrats George Herbert (1593-1633) and Edward Herbert (1583-1648) are striking examples of an early European republic of letters. This volume argues that in their lives and works, a cosmopolitanism born of warfare and strife imagined a radical communion and openness.

About the author

Greg Miller is Professor Emeritus of English at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi
Anne-Marie Miller-Blaise is Professor of English Literature and Cultural Studies at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris and a member of the Institut Universitaire de France

Summary

The Anglo-Welsh aristocrats George Herbert (1593–1633) and Edward Herbert (1583–1648) are striking examples of an early European republic of letters. This volume argues that in their lives and works, a cosmopolitanism born of warfare and strife imagined a radical communion and openness. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Greg (Professor Emeritus of English) Mille Miller
• Assisted by: Greg Miller (Editor), Greg (Professor Emeritus of English) Miller (Editor), Anne-Marie Miller-Blaise (Editor), Ladan Niayesh (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781526164094
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6409-4
• No. of pages: 424
• Series: Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies; Seventeenth- And Eighteenth-Ce
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies