Retelling the siege of Jerusalem in early modern England /
Neelakanta, Vanita,
Retelling the siege of Jerusalem in early modern England / Vanita Neelakanta. - 1 online resource (x, 224 pages) : illustrations. - Early modern exchange . - Early modern exchange. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Hierusalems destruction: Our Instruction -- Unholy ghosts -- Bodies besieged -- Jerusalem in Jamestown -- From providence to politics -- Exile and restoration -- Epilogue: "Worthy to be known and read of all men."
"Uncovers the early modern English preoccupation with retellings of the Roman siege of 70 C.E. by writers who sought to comprehend their own troubled times. Placing tales of colonialism, plague, and exile within a larger narrative of divine intervention, this book reveals the growing perception of such history as cultural capital in the seventeenth century"--Provided by publisher.
9781644530146 1644530147
22573/ctv1030rzx JSTOR
English literature--History and criticism.--Early modern, 1500-1700
Literature and society--History.--England
English literature--Early modern.
Literature.
Literature and society.
Jerusalem--Zerst�orung
Literatur
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Jerusalem--History--Siege, 70 A.D.
Jerusalem--In literature.
England.
Middle East--Jerusalem.
England
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PR418.J47 / N44 2019eb
820.9/3583305
Retelling the siege of Jerusalem in early modern England / Vanita Neelakanta. - 1 online resource (x, 224 pages) : illustrations. - Early modern exchange . - Early modern exchange. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Hierusalems destruction: Our Instruction -- Unholy ghosts -- Bodies besieged -- Jerusalem in Jamestown -- From providence to politics -- Exile and restoration -- Epilogue: "Worthy to be known and read of all men."
"Uncovers the early modern English preoccupation with retellings of the Roman siege of 70 C.E. by writers who sought to comprehend their own troubled times. Placing tales of colonialism, plague, and exile within a larger narrative of divine intervention, this book reveals the growing perception of such history as cultural capital in the seventeenth century"--Provided by publisher.
9781644530146 1644530147
22573/ctv1030rzx JSTOR
English literature--History and criticism.--Early modern, 1500-1700
Literature and society--History.--England
English literature--Early modern.
Literature.
Literature and society.
Jerusalem--Zerst�orung
Literatur
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Jerusalem--History--Siege, 70 A.D.
Jerusalem--In literature.
England.
Middle East--Jerusalem.
England
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PR418.J47 / N44 2019eb
820.9/3583305