{"product_id":"puritan-and-anglican-edward-dowden-9781396320033","title":"Puritan and Anglican: Studies in Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn any time or place literature is often influenced by concepts such as politics, society, philosophy, and in the true Puritan and Anglican fashion, spirituality and the Bible. It is this influence which Edward Dowden has cleverly critiqued.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his foreword, he writes, \"Literature, however, and especially what is most valuable in the seventeenth-century cannot be studied without reference to the history of religion.\" Which is why, although the seventeenth-century held famous writers like Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, Dowden has selected prominent writers whose works were inspired by religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Dowden critiques works of writers such as; Sir Thomas Browne, Richard Hooker, John Milton, Herbert and Vaughn (Anglo-Catholic poets), Jeremy Taylor, John Bunyan and Samuel Butler. It also features a chapter on the transition into the 18th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDowden is a master critic, and this book is perfect for any student or hobbyist reader of renaissance literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Dowden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1396320032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781396320033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Left of Brain Onboarding Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Edward Dowden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48444738765055,"sku":"9781396320033","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_223f51dd-5b0a-4cc7-9c89-7ff79f677613.jpg?v=1777214225","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/puritan-and-anglican-edward-dowden-9781396320033","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}