Ralph Thoresby the Diarist: The Late Seventeenth-Century Pious Diary and its Demise

Abraham de la Pryme records confident opinions on matters of public Ralph Thoresby the Diarist: The Late Seventeenth-Century Pious Diary and its Demise interest and expresses them in bold generalizations. Ralph Thoresby on the other hand records details about his own life which have no impact on any...

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Published inThe Seventeenth century Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 108 - 130
Main Author FINDLAY, ELSPETH
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Durham Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.2002
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
17th century
Attitudes
de la Pryme, Abraham
Diaries
Spirituality
Thoresby, Ralph
Writers
Writing
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Summary:Abraham de la Pryme records confident opinions on matters of public Ralph Thoresby the Diarist: The Late Seventeenth-Century Pious Diary and its Demise interest and expresses them in bold generalizations. Ralph Thoresby on the other hand records details about his own life which have no impact on anyone else, and yet does not venture to express an opinion on them. Among other things Findlay discusses that difference between Thoresby and de la Pryme's diary.
ISSN:0268-117X
2050-4616
DOI:10.1080/0268117X.2002.10555503