God Speed the Plough The Representation of Agrarian England, 1500-1660 |
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| Author:
| McRae, Andrew |
| Contribution by:
| Roper, Lyndal |
| Series title: | Past and Present Publications |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-52466-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2002 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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This book presents a fresh view of crucial processes of change, offering through an interdisciplinary analysis fresh insights into both the history and literature of the land in early modern England. It examines a wide range of source material concerned with the practices and values of rural England--sermons, pamphlets, satiric verse and drama, husbandry and surveying manuals, chorographic texts, and rural poetry. It traces important developments in patterns of representation, which at...
More DescriptionThis book presents a fresh view of crucial processes of change, offering through an interdisciplinary analysis fresh insights into both the history and literature of the land in early modern England. It examines a wide range of source material concerned with the practices and values of rural England--sermons, pamphlets, satiric verse and drama, husbandry and surveying manuals, chorographic texts, and rural poetry. It traces important developments in patterns of representation, which at one parallel and promote the nation's shift towards modern standards of individualism and mercantilism.