Robert South (1634-1716)

Robert South (1634-1716) was one of the great Anglican writers and preachers of his age. A contemporary of Dryden and Locke he faced the profound political and philosophical changes taking place at the beginning of the Enlightenment in England. Gerard Reedy''s book makes a strong case for the importance of his sermons their complexity beauty and wit and their place in the history of post-Restoration English literature. Discussing sermons of South that deal with his theory of politics language the sacrament and mystery Reedy reintroduces us to a lively and seminal master of prose politics and theology in the late Stuart era.