http://mercuriuspoliticus.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/how-to-irritate-a-puritan-an-introductory-reading-list/ A blog (mostly) about early modern culture Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:53:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://mercuriuspoliticus.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/how-to-irritate-a-puritan-an-introductory-reading-list/#comment-314 Investigations of a Dog » Bosoms! Fri, 01 May 2009 12:12:36 +0000 http://mercuriuspoliticus.wordpress.com/?p=656#comment-314 [...] of she-devil toilet sex, while Ovid’s Ars Amatoria was one of the things guranteed to irritate a puritan. In Agnes Bowker’s Cat David Cressy dated the first picture of an erect penis in English [...] [...] of she-devil toilet sex, while Ovid’s Ars Amatoria was one of the things guranteed to irritate a puritan. In Agnes Bowker’s Cat David Cressy dated the first picture of an erect penis in English [...]

]]> http://mercuriuspoliticus.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/how-to-irritate-a-puritan-an-introductory-reading-list/#comment-292 Rich Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:34:22 +0000 http://mercuriuspoliticus.wordpress.com/?p=656#comment-292 Great post; one of my favourite aspects of historical research is following threads from one source that lead you down fascinating (though occasionally tortuous) paths. Is it possible the disapproval of Heywood's work was compounded by his courtly connections? I'm familiar with him - currently not familiar enough - as the writer of 'A true description of his Majesties royall and most stately ship' (London, 1638) explaining, in both prose and poetry, the decorations of the Sovereign of the Seas, Charles' magnificent but impractical three-decker warship. I think I read somewhere that he was also the artist who designed the same decorations. Great post; one of my favourite aspects of historical research is following threads from one source that lead you down fascinating (though occasionally tortuous) paths. Is it possible the disapproval of Heywood’s work was compounded by his courtly connections? I’m familiar with him – currently not familiar enough – as the writer of ‘A true description of his Majesties royall and most stately ship’ (London, 1638) explaining, in both prose and poetry, the decorations of the Sovereign of the Seas, Charles’ magnificent but impractical three-decker warship. I think I read somewhere that he was also the artist who designed the same decorations.

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