Dreams in Early Modern England 9781351744126, 1351744127

Dreams in Early Modern England offers an in-depth exploration of the variety of different ways in which early modern peo

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Dreams in Early Modern England
9781351744126, 1351744127

Dreams in Early Modern England offers an in-depth exploration of the variety of different ways in which early modern peo

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During the seventeenth century, England was beset by three epidemics of the bubonic plague, each outbreak claiming betwe

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A riveting look at how the early modern world revolutionized sleep and its relation to body, mind, soul, and society

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This edited volume examines how individuals and communities defined and negotiated the boundaries between inclusion and

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Early Modern Nationalism and Milton's England features fifteen essays by leading international scholars who illumin

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Armed with pistols and wearing jackboots, Bishop Henry Compton rode out in 1688 against his King but in defence of the C

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Biblical Women's Voices in Early Modern England documents the extent to which portrayals of women writers, rulers,

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In preindustrial England, few people could expect to live past the age of forty, and so adolescence and youth represente

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Rebecca Lemon shows how sixteenth-century writers, such as Marlowe and Shakespeare, depict addiction to many things, inc

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In Coming To, Timothy M. Harrison uncovers the forgotten role of poetry in the history of the idea of consciousness. Dra

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