The Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker, George Herbert, and Robert Sanderson
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The Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker, George Herbert, and Robert Sanderson is a classic 17th-century collection of literary and spiritual biographies of prominent English clergymen and writers.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biographical work
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book ⓘ literary biography collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglicanism
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English Reformation legacy ⓘ |
| author | Izaak Walton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in later 17th and 18th centuries ⓘ |
| containsBiographyOf |
George Herbert
NERFINISHED
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Henry Wotton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Donne NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Sanderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| genre |
literary biography
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religious biography ⓘ spiritual biography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Life of Dr. John Donne
NERFINISHED
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The Life of Dr. Robert Sanderson ⓘ The Life of Mr. George Herbert ⓘ The Life of Mr. Richard Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ The Life of Sir Henry Wotton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important source for lives of 17th-century Anglican divines ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Anglican devotional tradition ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | English Protestant readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Stuart England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of hagiography and biography
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portrayal of Anglican divines ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | early modern England ⓘ |
| subject |
George Herbert
NERFINISHED
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Henry Wotton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Donne NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Sanderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
clerical vocation
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literary achievement ⓘ piety ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | mid-17th century ⓘ |
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Izaak Walton
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The Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker, George Herbert, and Robert Sanderson
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