The making of Englishmen : debates on national identity, 1550-1650 / by Hilary Larkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larkin, Hilary.

Series:

Studies in the history of political thought ; v. 8.

Studies in the History of Political Thought, 1873-6548 ; Volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National characteristics, English--History--16th century.

National characteristics, English.

National characteristics, English--History--17th century.

Group identity--England--History--16th century.

Group identity.

Group identity--England--History--17th century.

Nationalism and literature--Great Britain--History--16th century.

Nationalism and literature.

Nationalism and literature--Great Britain--History--17th century.

English language--Rhetoric--Political aspects.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (359 p.)

Place of Publication:

Brill 2013

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Making the Englishmen: Debates on National Identity 1550-1650 asks how Englishmen defined themselves at a time of profound change and uncertainty. It will seek to contextualise the ways in which Englishness came to be construed as free, plain and unCatholic, and situate this construction as part of a larger attempt to create a narrative which would distinguish them from the rest of Europe. But all such attempts were fraught with anxiety and contestation. The normative ideals of Englishness were constantly being undermined, affronted and ignored. In the disarray characteristic of the post-Reformation era, there were constant fears that the Englishman was becoming both slavish and treacherous in political, cultural and religious ways. Englishness was under threat.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Hilary Larkin

Introduction / Hilary Larkin

The Rise of an Ethos of Plainness / Hilary Larkin

The Plain-Speaking Englishman / Hilary Larkin

The Image of the Englishman / Hilary Larkin

The Development of an anti-Catholic Narrative / Hilary Larkin

The Estrangement of English Catholics / Hilary Larkin

The Fabrication of a Jesuited Mock Weal / Hilary Larkin

The Growth of a Rhetoric of Liberty / Hilary Larkin

The Rights-Bearing Englishman / Hilary Larkin

The Neo-Classical Englishman / Hilary Larkin

Conclusion / Hilary Larkin

Bibliography / Hilary Larkin

Index of Subjects / Hilary Larkin

Index of Names / Hilary Larkin.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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ISBN:

9789004243873

9004243879

OCLC:

861559346

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004243873 DOI