Retelling the Siege of Jerusalem in Early Modern England

by Vanita Neelakanta

This compelling book explores sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English retellings of the Roman siege of Jerusalem and the way they informed and were informed by religious and political developments. The siege featured prominently in many early modern English sermons, ballads, plays, histories, and pamphlets, functioning as a touchstone for writers who sought to locate their own national drama of civil and religious tumult within a larger biblical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1644530120
• ISBN13: 9781644530122
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: University of Delaware Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"