Political culture and cultural politics in early modern Europe : essays presented to David Underdown by Underdown, David.; Amussen, Susan Dwyer.; Kishlansky, Mark A. [ edited By - 1995

Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1995. SUMMARY: The history of early modern England has too often been characterized by sharp divisions between those adopting particular approaches to the past. More recently, however, historians have sought to integrate social and political history at the intersection of politics and culture. Whether politics is seen as inscribed within a matrix of social relations and cultural assumptions or culture is seen as an expression of political enfranchisement outside of conventional institutional arrangements, subjects and approaches which were once carefully categorized are now becoming mutually illuminating. Combining the work of major scholars on both sides of the Atlantic this volume seeks to explore the interconnections between popular culture and political activism at both the local and central levels. Strongly influenced by the work of David Underdown, the contributions range across a spectrum of social and political history from witchcraft to the aristocracy, from forest riots to battles of the Civil War. Within this diversity, the contributors offer a cohesive approach to the study of early modern Europe encouraging the exploration of mentalities and political activities, as well as artistic rendering, writing and ceremony, within the widest context of cultural politics. CONTENTS: Introduction - political culture and cultural politics in early modern England, Susan Amussen and Mark Kishlansky. Part 1 The culture of politics: the unweariableness of Mr Pym - influence and eloquence in the Long Parliament, J.S. Morrill; the faith of Joseph Hall, Peter Lake; honour, rhetoric and political culture - the Earl of Huntingdon and his enemies, Richard Cust; the Wentworth forest riot - property rights and political culture in restoration England, Molly McClain; in the midst of ceremony - cathedral and community in 17th century Wells, Carl B. Estabrook; gender and politics in Leveller literature, Ann Hughes; "If I did say so, I lyed" - Elizabeth Cellier and the construction of credibility in the Popish plot crisis, Rachel Weil. Part 2 The politics of culture: "The part of a Christian Man" - the cultural politics of manhood in early modern England, Susan Amussen; companionate marriage versus male friendship - anxiety for the lineal family in Jacobean drama, Lisa Jardine; remembering Marston Moor - the culture of politics, Maija Jansson; underground verse and the transformation of early Stuart political culture, Thomas Cogswell; wit in a roundhead - the dilemma of Marchamont Nedham, Blair Worden; turning frogs into princes - Aesop's fables and the political culture of early modern England, Mark Kishlansky. vii, 369 p : ill ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.