From Divine Cosmos to Sovereign State: An Intellectual History of Consciousness and the Idea of Order in Renaissance England

by Stephen L. Collins

Book Overview

In the late English Renaissance, writers as varied as Shakespeare, Hooker, Bacon, and Hobbes problematically engaged the traditional idea of order and helped define a new, secular one. In this intellectual history, Collins treats the idea of order as a dynamic concept which incorporates changing views of self, society, and the relationship between private and public during these years. He sees this as a process of meaning redefinition that simultaneously...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019507131X
• ISBN13: 9780195071313
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"