1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458847503321

Autore

Jowitt Claire

Titolo

The culture of piracy, 1580-1630 : English literature and Seaborne crime / / Claire Jowitt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-24037-8

1-282-65759-3

9786612657597

0-7546-9912-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Collana

Transculturalisms, 1400-1700

Disciplina

820.9/3556

Soggetti

English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism

Crime in literature

Pirates in literature

Politics and literature - England - History - 16th century

Politics and literature - England - History - 17th century

Privateering - History - 16th century

Privateering - History - 17th century

Commerce in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2010 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Subversive Pirates? Representations of Purser and Clinton, 1583-1639; 2 The Uses and Abuses of 'Piracy': Discourses of Mercantilism and Empire in Accounts of Drake's 'Famous Voyage', 1580-1630; 3 'Et in Arcadia Ego': Piracy and Politics in Prose Romance, 1580-1603; 4 Pirates and Politics: Drama of the 'Long 1590's'; 5 Jacobean Connections: Piracy and Politics in Seventeenth-Century Drama and Romance; 6 Politics and Pirate Typology in John Fletcher and Philip Massinger's Late Jacobean Pirate Drama; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

By examining the often marginal figure of the pirate (and also the hard-to-distinguish privateer), The Culture of Piracy, 1580-1630 shows how



flexibly these figures served to comment on English nationalism, international relations, and contemporary politics. The first book-length treatment of the cultural impact of Renaissance piracy, this study underlines how despite its transgressive nature, piracy can be seen as a key mechanism which served to connect peoples and regions.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458199103321

Autore

Sawyer John F. A

Titolo

Sacred languages and sacred texts [[electronic resource] /] / John F.A. Sawyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999

ISBN

0-203-29090-9

1-280-10480-5

0-203-04775-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Religion in the first Christian centuries

Disciplina

291.8/2

Soggetti

Language and languages - Religious aspects - History

Sacred books - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Rome Languages Religious aspects History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-182) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; SACRED LANGUAGES AND SACRED TEXTS; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 THE LANGUAGE SITUATION; 3 SACRED LANGUAGES; 4 LITERACY; 5 CANONIZATION; 6 TRANSLATION; 7 BELIEFS AND CONTROLS; 8 NAMES AND NUMBERS; 9 STYLES AND STRATEGIES; 10 INTERPRETATION; 11 CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

By considering the status of Hebrew in Judaism alongside that of Greek in Rome Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts sheds new light on the role of the power of words, spoken and written, in religion.