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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | George Sandys; George Sandys; George Sandys |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
James Ellison |
| ISBN: | 0859917509 9780859917506 |
| OCLC Number: | 49610956 |
| Description: | ix, 286 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | The origins of a liberal outlook -- Political and religious attitudes in Sandys's A Relation -- The Virginia Company and Christian imperialism -- Sandys in America -- The Caroline court and Great Tew -- panegyric and admonition -- Sandys's Psalms and Laudianism -- Parables of scepticism and tolerance from Sandys's great Tew years. |
| Series Title: | Studies in Renaissance literature (Woodbridge, Suffolk, England), v. 8. |
| Responsibility: | James Ellison. |
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Makes a compelling case that Sandys's cultural importance to the early Stuart period has been underrated. SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL The first (study) to move beyond the limits of 'the life of a man' mode to analyze the full range of Sandys's writings. EARLY MODERN LITERARY STUDIES A rich work. (George Sandys) emerges from these pages as a remarkably engaging and provocative writer, whom historians and critics have generally failed to appreciate adequately. ALBION Read more...
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- Sandys, George, -- 1578-1644 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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- British -- Foreign countries -- History -- 17th century.
- Liberalism -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
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- Travel writing -- History -- 17th century.
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- Toleration in literature.
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- Sandys, George.
