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The Persian Empire in English Renaissance Writing, 1549-1622
Title:
The Persian Empire in English Renaissance Writing, 1549-1622
ISBN:
9781137318800
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Edition:
1st ed. 2014.
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London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Physical Description:
X, 256 p. online resource.
Series:
Early Modern Literature in History,
Abstract:
The Persian Empire in English Renaissance Writing, 1549-1622 studies the conception of Persia in the literary, political and pedagogic writings of Renaissance England and Britain. It argues that writers of all kinds debated the means and merits of English empire through their intellectual engagement with the ancient Persian empire.
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Language:
English