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The Letter from Prison: Literature of Cultural Resistance in Early Modern England

English

By (author): W. Clark Gilpin

Letters from prison testifying to deeply felt ethical principles have a long history, extending from antiquity to the present day. In the early modern era, the rise of printing houses helped turn these letters into a powerful form of political and religious resistance. W. Clark Gilpins fascinating book examines how letter writers in Englandranging from archbishops to Quaker womenconsolidated the prison letter as a literary form.

Drawing from a large collection of printed prison letters written from the reign of Henry VIII to the closing decades of the seventeenth century, Gilpin explores the genre's many facets within evolving contexts of reformation and revolution. The writers of these letters portrayed the prisoner of conscience as a distinct persona and the prison as a place of redemptive suffering where bearing witness had the power to change society.

The Letter from Prison features a diverse cast of characters and a literary genre that combines drama and inspiration. It is sure to appeal to those interested in early modern England, prison literature, and cultural forms of resistance.

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Will deliver when available. Publication date 30 Jul 2024

Product Details
  • Weight: 476g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 30 Jul 2024
  • Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780271097350

About W. Clark Gilpin

W. Clark Gilpin is Margaret E. Burton Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago Divinity School. He is the author of Religion Around Emily Dickinson also published by Penn State University Press.

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