A Concise Companion to English Renaissance Literature
| Author | : Donna B. Hamilton |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2008-04-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780470695395 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0470695390 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (390 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Concise Companion to English Renaissance Literature written by Donna B. Hamilton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Concise Companion launches students into the study of English Renaissance literature through the central contexts that informed it. Places the poetry within contexts such as: economics; religion; empire and exploration; education, humanism and rhetoric; censorship and patronage; royal marriage and succession; treason and rebellion; “others” in England; private lives; cosmology and the body; and life-writing. Incorporates recent developments in the field, as well as work soon to be published. Entices students to explore the subject further. Provides new syntheses that will be of interest to scholars. All the contributors are highly regarded scholars and teachers.
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