Christian identity, Jews, and Israel in seventeenth-century England
Guibbory, AchsahAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2010.
This book is a cultural history of 17th-century England. It explores the many, often contradictory ways people thought about themselves in relation to Jews, Judaism, & Jewish history. Grounded in archival research, the book analyzes the works of major writers including Foxe, Herbert, Bunyan, Milton, & Dryden.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This book is a cultural history of 17th-century England. It explores the many, often contradictory ways people thought about themselves in relation to Jews, Judaism, & Jewish history. Grounded in archival research, the book analyzes the works of major writers including Foxe, Herbert, Bunyan, Milton, & Dryden.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nation, monarch, and Israel -- The English Church, Jewish worship, and the Temple -- Revolution and reformation: Parliament "fast sermons," the elect nation, and biblical Israel -- Anglicans and Royalists at war in exile -- Political alternatives and Israelite foundations -- The Jewish aspect of radical religion: millenarians and prophets -- Revisiting the question of Jewish readmission -- The restoration: England and Israel, Milton and Dryden.
English literature
Christianity and literature
Religion and literature
Christianity and other religions
Jews in literature
Culture conflict in literature
English
Languages & Literatures
English Literature