Introduction: "But one body"-- early modern transnational Protestantism and English literature -- The Dutch Revolt and the pan-Protestant literary sphere -- Henry, Prince of Wales, and Britain's lost Renaissance -- "A league that shall not end till Thamesand Rhine leave off to run": dreams of an Anglo-German Protestant empire -- Gustavus Adolphus, circulation, and liberty as a heroic virtue -- Coda: Oliver Cromwell and the legacy of pan-Protestant heroism.
Summary:
"A study of the challenges posed to an emerging English nationalism that stemmed from the powerful appeal exerted by the leaders of the international Protestant cause. By considering a range of texts, including poetry, plays, pamphlets, and religious writing, the study reads this heroic tradition as a 'connected literary history', a project shared by Protestants throughout northern Europe, which opened up both collaboration among writers from these different regions and new possibilities for communal identification"-- Provided by publisher.
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