 | Confessions of Faith in Early Modern England Subjects: English literature -- Early modern 1500–1700 -- History and criticism; Religion and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century; Authors English -- Religious life; Autobiography -- Religious aspects; Faith in literature; Polemics in literature; In speeches, political pamphlets, and other works of religious controversy, writers from the reign of James I to that of James II unexpectedly erupt into autobiography. Brooke Conti positions these texts as products of the era's tense political climate. Brooke Conti is Associate Professor of English at the State University of New York, College at Brockport. |
