{"product_id":"marvelous-protestantism-9781421405865","title":"Marvelous Protestantism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough its examination of the nature of propaganda and early modern reading practices, and of the central role women played in Protestant reform, Marvelous Protestantism establishes a new approach to interpreting post-Reformation English culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn important contribution to the field, essential reading. -- Sarah Covington Renaissance Quarterly She brings an impressive historical knowledge and an admirable rhetorical control to her compelling material. -- Patrick Cheney Studies in English Literature A significant contribution to our understanding of the process of reform in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. -- Lawrence P. Buck Sixteenth Century Journal Crawford's knowledgeable and precise historical narrative of the figure of the monster offers a revelatory new perspective. Shakespeare Apocrypha Her book is an enjoyable read in terms of content and style, and her sensitivity to the particular times, places, and socio-political contexts in which these narratives were produced is admirable. Marvelous Protestantism should be on the shelves of those who wish to understand this period fully. -- Clark Lawlor Modern Language Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: \"Strange News\" and the Reformation of England\u003cbr\u003e1. Protestant Reform and the Fashion Monster\u003cbr\u003e2. \"The mother of a monster, and not of an orderly birth\": Women and the Signs of Disorder\u003cbr\u003e3. Forms of Imperfect Union\u003cbr\u003e4. Heedless Women, Headless Monsters, and the Warsof Religion\u003cbr\u003e5. The ranters monster and the \"Children of God\"\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: The Signs of the Times\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408108101975,"sku":"9781421405865","price":33.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/marvelous-protestantism-9781421405865","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}