To view prices and purchase online, please login or create an account now.



The Subject of Britain, 1603-25

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Subject of Britain, 1603-25
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Christopher Ivic
SeriesManchester University Press
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreBritish and Irish History
ISBN/Barcode 9780719088704
ClassificationsDewey:820.935841061
Audience
General
Illustrations 2 black & white illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 10 November 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book reinterprets early seventeenth-century texts by situating them within the context of Jacobean writing on Britain and Britishness. Central to its argument are ideas about nationhood, identity and community that were occasioned by the accession of a Scottish king to England's throne, contested during the Anglo-Scottish Union debates. -- .

Author Biography

Christopher Ivic is Senior Lecturer in English at Bath Spa University -- .

Reviews

'... An absorbing and timely book.' Early Modern Literary Studies '... With its scrupulous close readings of an array of literary and political texts, including some that are little-known and others that have rarely been considered in this context, The Subject of Britain sheds powerful new light on what Britishness meant or could mean in the early years of the seventeenth century.' The seventeenth century 'A lively, intelligent work that demonstrates how much more work needs to be done on ideas of Britain and Britishness.' Andrew Hadfield, Journal of British Studies 'Christopher Ivic's monograph is a very readable study and a timely corrective to received critical thinking inherited down the generations (and endlessly recycled) concerning Jacobean succession literature.' Modern Language Review -- .