Court, country, and culture : essays on early modern British history in honor of Perez Zagorin

Focusing on the political, intellectual, and cultural context of Englandin the early modern period (14th century to 18th century), these timelystudies explore political theory and the English Revolution, the revisionist debates over the court and the country, and the role of Laudian policies in the years prior to the Civil War. The volume also explores aristocratic rule in 17th century England as compared to that of the Polish Commonwealth, the resonance of political events in literary culture, Hobbes's theory of passions, the role of the gentle apprentice in London, and the problem of religious dissent in the 17th century. Contributors include: PAUL SEAVER, PAOLO PASQUALUCCI, WILLIAM HUNT, GORDON SCHOCKET, LINDA PECK, EDWARD HUNDERT, JOHN GUY, ANTONIO D'ANDREA, WILLIAM DRAY, JOSEPH LEVINE, PETER LAKE, DWIGHT BRAUTIGAM and BONNELYN YOUNG KUNZE. Focusing On The Political, Intellectual, And Cultural Context Of England In The Early Modern Period (14th Century To 18th Century), This Volume Of Essays Honoring Perez Zagorin, Wilson Professor Of History Emeritus, University Of Rochester, Represents, In Part, The Breadth Of His Wide-ranging Work And Intellectual Interests. These Timely Studies Explore Political Theory And The English Revolution, The Revisionist Debates Over The Court And The Country, And The Role Of Laudian Policies In The Years Prior To The Civil War. The Volume Also Explores Aristocratic Rule In 17th Century England As Compared To That Of The Polish Commonwealth, The Resonance Of Political Events In Literary Culture, Hobbes's Theory Of Passions, The Role Of The Gentle Apprentice In London, And The Problem Of Religious Dissent In The 17th Century. The English Revolution In The History Of Political Thought / Gordon J. Schochet -- Causes, Individuals And Ideas In Christopher Hill's Interpretation Of The English Revolution / William H. Dray -- A View From The Vistula On The English Revolution / William Hunt -- The Court And The Country Revisited / Dwight D. Brautigam -- The Imperial Crown And The Liberty Of The Subject : The English Constitution From Magna Carta To The Bill Of Rights / John Guy -- Sir Walter Ralegh And The Ancient Wisdom / Joseph M. Levine -- Benefits, Brokers And Beneficiaries : The Culture Of Exchange In Seventeenth-century England / Linda Levy Peck -- Declining Status In An Aspiring Age : The Problem Of The Gentle Apprentice In Seventeenth-century London / Paul S. Seaver -- The Laudians And The Argument From Authority / Peter Lake -- Vesells Fitt For The Masters Us[e] : A Transatlantic Community Of Religious Women, The Quakers 1675-1753 / Bonnelyn Young Kunze. (cont.) Metaphysical Implications In Hobbes's Theory Of Passions / Paolo Pasqualucci -- Aspiring Minds : A Machiavellian Motif From Marlowe To Milton / Antonio D'andrea -- Performing The Enlightenment Self : Henry Fielding And The History Of Identity / Edward Hundert. Edited By Bonnelyn Young Kunze And Dwight D. Brautigam ; With A Preface By Donald R. Kelley. Includes Bibliographical References. Court, Country and Culture......Page 2 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Introduction......Page 11 The English Revolution in the History of Political Thought*......Page 18 I— The History of Political Thought......Page 21 II— The English Revolution......Page 27 I......Page 38 II......Page 40 III......Page 45 IV......Page 48 V......Page 52 VI......Page 56 A View from the Vistula on the English Revolution......Page 58 The Court and the Country Revisited......Page 71 The "Imperial Crown" and the Liberty of the Subject: The English Constitution from Magna Carta to th.........Page 81 I......Page 104 II......Page 106 III......Page 116 Benefits, Brokers and Beneficiaries: The Culture of Exchange in Seventeenth Century England......Page 124 Declining Status in an Aspiring Age: The Problem of the Gentle Apprentice in Seventeenth-Century Lon.........Page 143 The Laudians and the Argument from Authority......Page 162 I......Page 163 II......Page 164 III......Page 166 IV......Page 172 V......Page 181 VI......Page 185 "Vesells Fitt for the Masters Us[e]": A Transatlantic Community of Religious Women, The Quakers 1675.........Page 189 Metaphysical Implications in Hobbes's Theory of Passions......Page 210 Aspiring Minds: A Machiavellian Motif from Marlowe to Milton......Page 222 Performing the Enlightenment Self: Henry Fielding and the History of Identity......Page 233 I......Page 234 II......Page 237 III......Page 252 Selected Publications of Perez Zagorin......Page 255 Notes on Contributors......Page 257