Politics, Religion and the Song of Songs in Seventeenth-Century England

by E. Clarke

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The Song of Songs , with its highly sexual imagery, was very popular in seventeenth-century England in commentary and paraphrase. This book charts the fascination with the mystical marriage, its implication in the various political conflicts of the seventeenth century, and its appeal to seventeenth-century writers, particularly women.
  • ISBN13 9781349403264
  • Publish Date 1 January 2011
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
  • Edition 1st ed. 2011
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 265
  • Language English