Uses of History in Early Modern England

by Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery and F.J. Levy

The essays in this collection investigate the ways in which the past was exploited to meet the concerns of the present in early modern England. The understanding of the past in this period was characterized by a deepening and more fully articulated conception of time and history, with its roots in impassioned religious and political controversies. The discourses that arose from this dialogue informed and drew together a range of genres and activities:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873282191
• ISBN13: 9780873282192
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Angel City Press
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.1" x 10.3"