'Full of all knowledg' : George Herbert's Country parson and early modern social discourse / Ronald W. Cooley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooley, Ronald Wayne, author.

Series:

Mental and cultural world of Tudor and Stuart England.

The Mental and Cultural World of Tudor and Stuart England

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Herbert, George, 1593-1633--Political and social views.

Herbert, George.

Herbert, George, 1593-1633. Priest to the temple.

Priest to the temple (Herbert, George).

Pastoral theology--History of doctrines--17th century.

Pastoral theology.

Rural clergy--England--History--17th century.

Rural clergy.

England.

Genre:

History.

Early works.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In positioning George Herbert as a spokesman for a legal-rational social order, and in placing The Country Parson in its cultural milieu, Cooley reveals a new dimension to Herbert's work and provides a valuable tool for future study of Herbert and seventeenth-century culture and history.

Contents:

2 The Country Parson and the Early Stuart Church 25

3 The Country Parson and the Enclosure of Professional Fields 54

4 The Country Parson and the Parson's Country 81

5 Pastor as Patriarch: Gender, Family, and Social Order in The Country Parson 112

6 The Country Parson and The Temple: Enabled Readings 135

7 Modernity, Teleology, and The Country Parson 169.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-02324-1

9786612023248

1-4426-7512-8

OCLC:

1013946449