From Astell's own viewpoint this would have been her most important work; it represents the distillation of her religious and philosophical opinions. It follows in the tradition of Bathsua Makin
's Essay to Revive the...
Intertextuality and Influence
Susan Smythies
The novel offers in passing an amusing catalogue of an old-fashioned library, whose first items are heroic romances like Ibraham; Cassandra; Cleopatra [by Madeleine de Scudéry
and Gauthier de La Calprenède
]. Several...
Cultural formation
Elisabeth Wast
EW
was not able to rest peacefully in her commitment to the Church ofScotland
. Within four months she found herself troubled with Unbelief.
Reading Francis Spirahurt me more than all the Books...
Timeline
October 1658: The Whole Duty of Man appeared: a hugely...
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October 1658
The Whole Duty of Man appeared: a hugely influential guide to religious living, ascribed generally to Richard Allestree
but sometimes to others, notably Dorothy, Lady Pakington
.
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1673: Richard Allestree (probably) published with...
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1673
Richard Allestree
(probably) published with Oxford University PressThe Ladies Calling, a religious conduct book which became well-known and influential.
This is not among the several works attributed to Allestree which according to Elizabeth Eyre
