George Sandys: Travel, Colonialism and Tolerance in the Seventeenth Century

by James Ellison

The Caroline poet George Sandys had an exceptionally interesting early career as traveller and colonist; this study of his work following his return to England sheds new light on the expression of religious and political moderation prior to the Civil War.

The poet George Sandys is one of the most interesting figures of the Renaissance period, his life and career encompassing a number of varied aspects. As a colonialist leader in Virginia he...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859917509
• ISBN13: 9780859917506
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.3" x 6.2"