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Politics, Religion and the Song of Songs in Seventeenth-Century England /

The Song of Songs , with its highly sexual imagery, was very popular in seventeenth-century England in commentary and paraphrase. This book charts the fascination with the mystical marriage, its implication in the various political conflicts of the seventeenth century, and its appeal to seventeenth-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clarke, Elizabeth (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Christian Theology.
Cultural Theory.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
History of Early Modern Europe.
Literary Theory.
British literature.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Literature > Philosophy.
Literature, Modern.
Theology.
Europe > History-1492-
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The Song of Songs , with its highly sexual imagery, was very popular in seventeenth-century England in commentary and paraphrase. This book charts the fascination with the mystical marriage, its implication in the various political conflicts of the seventeenth century, and its appeal to seventeenth-century writers, particularly women.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 265 pages)
ISBN:9780230308657
DOI:10.1057/9780230308657