Discourses of Martyrdom in English Literature, 1563–1694
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- Author: John R. Knott
- Date Published: April 2010
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Representations of persecution and martyrdom in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England helped shape a lasting ideal of Protestant heroism. This book shows how Protestant writers tried to recreate a drama of suffering learned from the Bible and from accounts of the primitive Church. It examines John Foxe's Acts and Monuments (the Book of Martyrs), second only to the Bible in importance for English Protestants of the period, revealing the subversive potential of the work by exploring how it furnished a discourse of martyrdom for those wishing to resist the authority of the Church. Professor Knott also traces Milton's complex negotiations with Foxe and ideas of martyrdom, and engages with the work of the Elizabethan Separatists, William Prynne, John Bunyan, the Quaker leader George Fox, and the hymn-writer Isaac Watts. This is an extensive treatment of the literature of persecution in Renaissance England.
Read more- An extensive treatment of the literature of suffering in Renaissance England
- Explores ideas of martyrdom in major writers like Milton and Bunyan
- Provides the fullest study of Foxe's highly influential Book of Martyrs.
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- Date Published: April 2010
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521131582
- length: 304 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.45kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. John Rogers and the drama of martyrdom
2. Heroic suffering
3. The holy community
4. Separatists and factious fellows
5. Milton and martyrdom
6. Bunyan and the language of martyrdom
7. George Fox and Quaker sufferings
Epilogue: The hymns of Isaac Watts.
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