From Divine Cosmos to Sovereign State: An Intellectual History of Consciousness and the Idea of Order in Renaissance England
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In the late English Renaissance, writers as varied as Shakespeare, Hooker, Bacon, and Hobbes problematically engaged the traditional idea of order and helped define a new, secular one. In this intellectual history, Collins treats the idea of order as a dynamic concept which incorporates changing views of self, society, and the relationship between private and public during these years. He sees this as a process of meaning redefinition that simultaneously...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:019507131X
ISBN13:9780195071313
Release Date:October 1991
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:248 Pages
Weight:0.86 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"
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