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Nov 28, 2008 · Summary. Puritanism was an intrinsically bookish movement. Just as the spread of Protestantism through Europe in the early sixteenth century was greatly facilitated by, if not dependent upon, the resources of the printing press, so the penetration by Puritanism of the nation's religious, political and cultural life was achieved primarily ...
- Neil Keeble
- 2008
This Companion broadens our understanding of Puritanism, showing how students and scholars might engage with it from new angles and uncover the surprising diversity that fermented beneath its surface.
May 31, 2024 · This introduction will explore these and other approaches in relation to the following topics: the labels Puritan, nonconformist, and dissenter, as attached to specific religious writers, and the writing of the histories of Puritanism, nonconformity, and dissent; the treatment of relevant individuals in biographical dictionaries; the editing in ...
England. This Companion broadens our understanding of Puritanism, showing how students and scholars might engage with it from new angles and uncover the surprising diversity that fermented beneath its surface. The book explores issues of gender, literature, politics and popular culture in addition to addressing the Puritans’ core concerns
Oct 29, 2013 · The best scholarly introduction to Puritanism can be found in Coffey and Lim 2008, which provides not only a historical narrative to the development of Puritanism but also addresses major themes and legacies.
May 31, 2024 · This essay collection proposes that a Puritan literary tradition existed that was distinct from broader conceptions of early modern English and Protestant traditions and offers a nuanced account of the distinct and variegated contribution that Puritanism has made to the construction of ‘literature’ as a concept in English.
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Puritanism’s drive for readers was a key step in moving the patronage of literature away from privileged elites (notably, the court) to a popular readership, a necessary prerequisite for the development of the novel in the next century.
