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UNINA9910458847503321 |
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Autore |
Jowitt Claire |
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Titolo |
The culture of piracy, 1580-1630 : English literature and Seaborne crime / / Claire Jowitt |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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1-315-24037-8 |
1-282-65759-3 |
9786612657597 |
0-7546-9912-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (243 p.) |
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Transculturalisms, 1400-1700 |
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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. |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2010 by Ashgate Publishing. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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 |
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By examining the often marginal figure of the pirate (and also the hard-to-distinguish privateer), The Culture of Piracy, 1580-1630 shows how |
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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. |
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UNINA9910458199103321 |
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Autore |
Sawyer John F. A |
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Sacred languages and sacred texts [[electronic resource] /] / John F.A. Sawyer |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999 |
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0-203-29090-9 |
1-280-10480-5 |
0-203-04775-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (201 p.) |
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Religion in the first Christian centuries |
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Language and languages - Religious aspects - History |
Sacred books - History and criticism |
Electronic books. |
Rome Languages Religious aspects History |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-182) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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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. |
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