TY - BOOK AU - Neelakanta,Vanita TI - Retelling the siege of Jerusalem in early modern England T2 - Early modern exchange SN - 9781644530146 AV - PR418.J47 N44 2019eb U1 - 820.9/3583305 23 PY - 2019/// CY - Newark PB - University of Delaware Press KW - English literature KW - Early modern, 1500-1700 KW - History and criticism KW - Literature and society KW - England KW - History KW - Early modern KW - fast KW - Literature KW - Jerusalem KW - Zerst�orung KW - 70, Motiv KW - gnd KW - Literatur KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh KW - bisacsh KW - Siege, 70 A.D KW - In literature KW - Middle East KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - 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." N2 - "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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2358311 ER -