Philip Stubbes, The Theater of the Popes Monarchie

Devori Kimbro (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)

Ed. by J A Roe, University of York
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.03: English Writing and Culture: Renaissance (Elizabethan and Jacobean periods) , 1485-1625.
Vol. editors: William M. Hamlin (Washington State University), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University), Ema Vyroubalova (Trinity College Dublin)

Domains

Protestants

Dates

First circulation or publication 1584

Places

England (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Non-Fiction
- Pamphlets/ Tracts/ Chapbooks

Resources

Published a year after his successful The Anatomie of Abuses (1583), Philip Stubbes’ (c. 1555 – c. 1610) Theater of the Pope’s Monarchy is a pamphlet reflective of Elizabethan England’s strong anti-Catholic sentiments. It was first printed in 1584 by Thomas Dawson as an octavo, which means that it was very likely a cheap and portable text. The first printing was dedicated to Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel (1557-1595) – a prominent patron of Stubbes’, and one of the major backers of Anatomie of Abuses. Howard, however, fell out of favor with Queen Elizabeth after the publication of The Anatomie. Howard’s wife was a known Catholic, and when he failed to speak publicly against his wife’s …

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Citation: Kimbro, Devori. "The Theater of the Popes Monarchie". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 02 April 2014 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=10507, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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