Title The 'shepheards nation' : Jacobean Spenserians and early Stuart political culture, 1612-1625 / Michelle O'Callaghan

Published Oxford : Clarendon, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 272 pages) Series Oxford English monographs Oxford English monographs. Contents Introduction -- 1. The 'Shepheards nation': William Browne, The Shepheards pipe (1614) and George Wither, The shepherds hunting (1615) -- 2. Tyranny, parliament, and the 'country': Christopher Brooke's The ghost of Richard the Third (1614) -- 3. 'Thus dear Britannia will I sing of thee': William Browne, Britannia's pastorals -- 4. George Wither, citizen prophet -- 5. The 'evill time': Spenserian community in the 1620s -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Transcripts of the examinations of Wither and the Stationers state papers, domestic -- Appendix 2: Editions of Wither's Motto (1621) Summary The Jacobean Spenserian poets, William Browne, George Wither and Christopher Brooke, represented themselves as a distinctive oppositional community in the years 1612 to 1625. The author examines the group's response to contemporary political events Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Browne, William, 1590-approximately 1645 -- Political and social views Brooke, Christopher, -1628 -- Political and social views Wither, George, 1588-1667 -- Political and social views Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599 -- Influence SUBJECT Brooke, Christopher, -1628 fast Browne, William, 1590-approximately 1645 fast Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599 fast Wither, George, 1588-1667 fast Subject English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century Political poetry, English -- History and criticism Pastoral poetry, English -- History and criticism English poetry -- Early modern Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Pastoral poetry, English Political and social views Political poetry, English Politics and literature Great Britain Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191674549 0191674540

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