Thomas Becon's Henrician Writings: Composition and County Patronage, 1541-1543

This article explains seemingly discordant religious content found in the Henrician writings of Thomas Becon (c. 1512-1567) by reconstructing the social context in which these texts were written during the early 1540s. It shows that Sir Thomas Neville of Mereworth (c. 1482-1542), the Kentish patron...

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Published inReformation (Oxford, England) Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 8 - 24
Main Author Reimer, Jonathan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 02.01.2016
Subjects
Becon
evangelical
Kent
Lent
patronage
traditional
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Summary:This article explains seemingly discordant religious content found in the Henrician writings of Thomas Becon (c. 1512-1567) by reconstructing the social context in which these texts were written during the early 1540s. It shows that Sir Thomas Neville of Mereworth (c. 1482-1542), the Kentish patron to whom Becon dedicated the dialogues A Christmas Bankette and A Potacion for Lent, exercised considerable influence over the works that were addressed to him. In so doing, it highlights the capacity of literary patrons to be contributors to rather than merely consumers of mid-Tudor literature.
ISSN:1357-4175
1752-0738
DOI:10.1080/13574175.2016.1160555