Paulina kewes paulina kewes is a fellow and tutor in english literature at jesus college, oxford, and a fellow of the royal historical society. Uses of history in early modern england the english historical. Contemporary perceptions of the past have been extensively studied. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Buy plagiarism in early modern england 2002 by kewes, paulina isbn. The oxford handbook of holinsheds chronicles oxford handbooks ebook. Catholic and protestant polemics and the national past felicity heal guides to reading foxes book of martyrs. Paulina kewes, editor paulina kewes is a fellow and tutor in english literature at jesus college, oxford, and a fellow of the royal historical society. The cavalier parliament and the reconstruction of the old regime cambridge, 1989 the restoration, 16601668 macmillan. Woolf historians and poets blair worden against the teleology of technique david womersley appropriating history. Paulina kewes, history and its uses in kewes, uses of history.
Authorship and appropriation is the first fulllength study of the cultural and economic status of playwriting in the later seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, and argues that the period was a decisive one in the transition from renaissance conceptions of authorship towards modern ones. The survey of authors in felicity heal, appropriating history. Paulina kewes is the author of the uses of history in early modern england 3. History plays and the royal succession oxford handbooks. Explore books by paulina kewes with our selection at. Catholic and protestant polemics and the national past, in kewes, the uses of history, 10932, is an exception to the almost exclusive focus on recognised historians. This book, first published as two volumes of the huntington library quarterly in 2005, is an excellent, if somewhat uneven, collection of essays treating the topic indicated by the tide. Considers the great era of succession literature and the years of the stuart dynasty 16031714 sheds new light on a singularly turbulent and vibrant century of political and literary history. Pdf download restoration historians and the english. Project muse writing the history of parliament in tudor.
Stuart succession literature moments and transformations edited by paulina kewes and andrew mcrae. Search for library items search for lists search for. This volume of essays explores the rise of parliament in the historical imagination of early modern england. Paulina kewes, university of oxford, english language and literature department, faculty member. Parliament and the principle of elective succession in. Dr ian archer has published on the social and political history of early modern london. The oxford handbook of holinsheds chronicles oxford. Levy is an emeritus professor of history, university of washington. Oxford handbook of holinsheds chronicles oxford handbooks. Henry saviles tacitus and the politics of roman history. The oxford handbook of holinsheds chronicles is a major achievement and will be welcomed by early modern scholars of all stripes. The chronicles of england, scotland and ireland 1577, 1587, issued under the name of raphael holinshed, was the crowning achievement of tudor historiography, and became the principal source for the historical writings of spenser, daniel and, above all, shakespeare.
She had two surviving younger sisters, lady catherine and lady mary. This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. The oxford handbook of holinsheds chronicles, edited by paulina kewes, ian w archer, and felicity heals, oxford up, 1 march 20, pp. A superb group of contributors provide by far the best survey ever produced of the uses of the past in early modern england.
Archer has been fellow and tutor in history at keble college, oxford since 1991. The understanding of the past in this period was characterized by a deepening and more fully articulated con. The uses of history in early modern england book, 2006. She has also edited a volume of essays, plagiarism. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Interdisciplinary in scope and spanning the crucial transition from the tudors to the stuarts, the book will be indispensable to scholars and students of early modern british and irish history, literature and religion. Histories and historiographies of the 1640s, in the uses of history in early modern england, ed. While scholars have long been drawn to holinshed for its qualities as a source, they typically dismissed it as a. Clarendon, tacitism, and the civil wars of europe, in paulina kewes ed. The question of precisely how far parliament should be involved in settling the succession to the crown constitutes a neglected strand of the elizabethan succession debate. Paul seaward is a british historian specialising in seventeenth century english history he is a director of the history of parliament trust. Equally, the incorporation of essays discussing religious uses of history is also extremely valuable, whether in terms of competing histories and historical approaches during the reformation felicity heal, christopher highley and in the postrestoration church of england. Dec 10, 2002 buy plagiarism in early modern england 2002 by kewes, paulina isbn. Christopher highley, huntington library quarterly this is a superb collection of essays.
Table of contents for the uses of history in early modern. Forker, 2002 book anne boleyn howard brenton, 2010 book chimerica lucy kirkwood, 20 book the riots. Dram6004 staging riots, resistance and view online power. Authorship and appropriation is the first fulllength study of the cultural and economic status of playwriting in the later seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, and argues that the period was a decisive one in the transition from renaissance. David womersley, against the teleology of technique. Writing about the past in england, 16601740, by noelle gallagher. Ronald hutton is britains foremost historian of the english restoration. The enduring controversy about the nature of parliament informs nearly all debates about the momentous religious, political and governmental changes of the period most significantly, the character of the reformation and the causes of the revolution. Project muse writing the history of parliament in tudor and. Jesus college, oxford subject notes english 1 academic staff fellows professor paulina kewes teaches english literature from the renaissance to the romantics, including shakespeare. Doctor wooreddys prescription for enduring the ending of the world by colin johnson. Patrick collinson and his successors have examined in detail the attempts undertaken by committed protestants from the 1560s through to the 1580s to secure legislation debarring mary, queen of scots. Paulina kewes author of the uses of history in early modern. Produced by johns hopkins university press in collaboration with the sheridan libraries.
Introduction paulina kewes from hystories to the historical. The volume shows how distinctive it was for one book to chronicle the history of. Professor paulina kewes jesus college, university of oxford. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. University of california press, 2006 history 449 pages. Writers, including most of the major figures of the seventeenth century from jonson, daniel, and donne to marvell, dryden, and behn, seized upon these occasions. It shows how distinctive it was for one book to chronicle the history of three nations of the british. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Plagiarism in early modern england 2003, the uses of history in early modern england 2006, the oxford handbook of holinsheds chronicles 20, and doubtful and dangerous. She was the j a pye junior research fellow at university college, oxford 19951997 and held positions as lecturer and then senior lecturer at the university of wales, aberystwyth 19972003 before returning to jesus college as a tutorial fellow in 2003.
She has published widely on early modern literature, history, and politics. Page references throughout this volume are to the book version. He is a literary director of the royal historical society. The second of two conferences on ancient rome and early modern england was held at jesus college on 2122 may. Paulina kewes abstract contemporary perceptions of the past have been extensively studied. Henry saviles tacitus and the politics of roman history in. Uses of history in early modern england the english.
Paulinas research interests are in early modern literature especially drama, history, and politics. He has recently completed in collaboration with dr paulina kewes and dr felicity heal the oxford handbook to holinshed, but will be returning to metropolitan themes with a new book on london 15501700 for oxford university press. She also had a brother and a sister who died young. Professor kewes took her dphil at jesus college, oxford in 1996. Paulina kewes author of the uses of history in early. The english civil war and the passions of posterity london, 2001.
Equally, the incorporation of essays discussing religious uses of history is also extremely valuable, whether in terms of competing histories and historical approaches during the reformation felicity heal, christopher highley and in the postrestoration church of england john spurr, andrew starkie, or in terms of the connection between. Table of contents for the uses of history in early modern england. Paulina kewes is a fellow and tutor in english literature at jesus college, oxford, and a fellow of the royal historical society. The uses of history in early modern england edited by paulina kewes the essays in this collection investigate the ways in which the past was exploited to meet the concerns of the present in early modern england. Commemoration and oblivion in royalist print culture, 1658.
Her publications include authorship and appropriation. Felicity heal is an emeritus fellow of jesus college, oxford. The uses of history in early modern england huntington library publications 9780873282192. Pdf the whig interpretation of history download full. The uses of history in early modern england by paulina kewes. Paulina kewes explored constitutional instability in. His primary research interests lie in the history of early modern london, and he has also published on history and memory. The oxford handbook of holinsheds chronicles by paulina kewes, 9780199565757, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Making history brian friel, 1989 book king richard ii william shakespeare, charles r. It is my ambition to do just that in my translations of state,an interdisciplinary account of the influence of roman history on elizabethan literature and. Genre, in the oxford handbook to holinsheds chronicles, edited by ian w. Catholic and protestant polemics and the national past felicity heal guides to reading foxes book. Catholic and protestant polemics and the national past. History has long been perceived as utilitarian in its purpose, but a particularly rich manifestation of this perception was evident in the dramas, poems, chronicles.
Paulina kewes assesses modern scholarly approaches to early modern historical writings. Moments of royal succession, which punctuate the stuart era 16031714, occasioned outpourings of literature. Interdisciplinary in scope covering literary studies, history, the history of political thought, and. Through her mother, she was a greatgranddaughter of king henry vii. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services. It is my ambition to do just that in my translations of state,an interdisciplinary account of the influence of roman history on elizabethan literature and politics, of which th is essay will be a part. Conventional scholarly wisdom suggests that the period from the restoration to the middle of the eighteenth century is something of a historiographical desert. The specia l issue was published in book form, with an index, as the uses of history in early modern england, ed. The first conference, held at the huntington library, concentrated on politics and political thought. The uses of history in early modern england san marino, ca. Writing for the stage in england, 16601710 1998 and that great matter of succession and elizabethan political. Five transitions in thinking about the past, 15001700.
For work on histories of the civil wars see blair worden, roundhead reputations. Five transitions in thinking about the past, 15001700 daniel r. With martin dzelzainis, he is general editor of the oxford edition of the works of lord clarendon works. Lady jane grey was born around 1536 as the daughter of henry grey, 1st duke of suffolk and lady frances brandon. Angel city press the uses of history in early modern england. Five transitions in thinking about the past, 15001700, in paulina kewes, ed. Writing for the stage in england, 16601710 1998, and a number of articles on renaissance, restoration, and eighteenthcentury drama and politics. Her research interests focus on early modern drama, politics, and historiography. Paulina kewes is fellow and tutor in english literature at jesus college, oxford, and a fellow of the royal historical society.
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