Bold Conscience : Luther to Shakespeare to Milton.
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TextSeries: Strode Studies in Early Modern Literature and Culture SeriesPublisher: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (249 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780817394486
- English literature-Early modern, 1500-1700-History and criticism
- Shakespeare, William,-1564-1616-Criticism and interpretation
- Donne, John,-1572-1631-Criticism and interpretation
- Milton, John,-1608-1674-Criticism and interpretation
- Conscience in literature
- Christianity and politics-History-16th century
- Christianity and politics-History-17th century
- Conscience-Religious aspects-Christianity
- Politics and literature-Great Britain-History-16th century
- Politics and literature-Great Britain-History-17th century
- 820.935309032
- PR438.C657 H453 2023
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Conscience in Luther and Henry VIII -- 2. Shakespearean Consciences: Hamlet in Wittenberg -- 3. More Shakespearean Consciences: Looking Back at Henry VIII's Conscience -- 4. Supporting Conscience in Donne's Sermons -- 5. The Toleration Crisis of 1644 -- 6. Contesting Conscience in Eikon Basilike and Eikonoklastes -- 7. Revising Conscience in Paradise Lost -- Conclusion -- Note on Texts -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.
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