Godly reading : print, manuscript and Puritanism in England, 1580-1720 /

"This innovative study explores the history of Puritanism and the history of reading in the long seventeenth century. Drawing on a wide range of significant but understudied source materials, it seeks to advance our understanding of Puritan or 'godly' culture by examining the place of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cambers, Andrew, 1977-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Series:Cambridge studies in early modern British history.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Reading and Puritanism in the long seventeenth century
  • 2. Domestic spaces and private reading
  • 3. Reading the family
  • 4. Reading the library
  • 5. Reading in the parish and the town
  • 6. Reading in prison
  • 7. Conclusion.