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Even in an age of emerging nationhood, English men and women still thought very much in terms of their parishes, towns and counties. This book examines the vitality of early modern local consciousness and its deployment by writers to mediate the larger political, religious and cultural changes of th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adrian, John M., 1975-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Early modern literature in history (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Subjects:
English prose literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Regionalism in literature.
Local history in literature.
National characteristics, English, in literature.
Literature and society > England > History > 16th century.
Literature and society > England > History > 17th century.
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Summary:Even in an age of emerging nationhood, English men and women still thought very much in terms of their parishes, towns and counties. This book examines the vitality of early modern local consciousness and its deployment by writers to mediate the larger political, religious and cultural changes of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Physical Description:x, 238 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780230277717 (hardback)
0230277713 (hardback)