Authority, Authorship and Aristocratic Identity in Seventeenth-Century England by Peter Edwards

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The aristocratic Cavendishes were major figures in the key political and cultural events of seventeenth century England. Because of the intersection of domestic issues with related European ones, their lives are equally bound up with continental European courts and cultures.

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Authority, Authorship and Aristocratic Identity in Seventeenth-Century England by Peter Edwards

The aristocratic Cavendishes were major figures in the key political and cultural events of seventeenth century England. Because of the intersection of domestic issues with related European ones, their lives are equally bound up with continental European courts and cultures.
Peter Edwards, D.Phil. (1976: Oxford University) is Professor Emeritus at Roehampton University. He has written extensively on the multi-functional role of horses in pre-modern society. Publications include Horse and man in early modern England (London: 2007).

Elspeth Graham, PhD (1986: University of Manchester) is Professor of Early-Modern Literature at Liverpool John Moores University. She has written on early-modern women's writing, nonconformist literature and animal/human relationships. Her current work is on early play cultures and socio-cultural connections.


Contributors are: Malcolm Airs; Madeleine Dewhurst; Alison Findlay; James Fitzmaurice; Lisa Hopkins; Andrew Hopper; Monica Mattfield; Richard Nash; Karen Raber; Timothy Raylor; Lisa Sarasohn; Elaine Walker; Adrian Woodhouse.



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ISBN 13 9789004326200
ISBN 10 9004326200
Title Authority, Authorship and Aristocratic Identity in Seventeenth-Century England
Author Peter Edwards
Series Rulers And Elites
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Brill
Year published 2016-11-10
Number of pages 366
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