Hobbes and his poetic contemporaries : cultural transmission in early modern England / Richard Hillyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hillyer, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.

Hobbes, Thomas.

Physical Description:

xi, 248 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

As an exceptionally long-lived author (1588-1679) whose protracted development, late appearance in print, subsequent muzzling, and profound notoriety raise fascinating questions about how, when, and to what effect his thinking exerted an impact as he sought to transform an entire culture, Hobbes supplies the ideal focus for a study of cultural transmission in early modern England. Ranging from Jonson to Rochester and including several critically neglected figures, select poetic contemporaries variously illuminate the scope of Hobbes' s writing and the reach of his influence, in turn shedding diverse lights on the nature of their own work.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-229) and index.

ISBN:

1403976171

9781403976178

OCLC:

71812886

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