Alterations of State : Sacred Kingship in the English Reformation.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (245 pages)
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- 1. Real Presence to Royal Presence -- 2. Sacred Space: John Skelton and Westminster's Royal Sepulcher -- 3. Rites of Memory: Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Compromise -- 4. Idolizing Kings: John Milton and Stuart Rule -- 5. Sacramental to Sentimental: Andrew Marvell and the Restoration -- Notes -- Index.
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Kings and rulers-Religious aspects-Christianity. English literature-Early modern, 1500-1700-History and criticism. Kings and rulers in literature. Christianity and literature-Great Britain-History-16th century. Christianity and literature-Great Britain-History-17th century. Politics and literature-Great Britain-History-16th century. Politics and literature-Great Britain-History-17th century. Monarchy in literature. Holy, The, in literature. State, The, in literature. Church and state in literature.