The Cambridge Companion to English Literature, 1500–1600
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- Editor: Arthur F. Kinney, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Date Published: December 1999
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521587587
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This is the first comprehensive account of English Renaissance literature in the context of the culture that shaped it: the courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the tumult of Catholic and Protestant alliances during the Reformation, the age of printing and of New World discovery. The Companion covers developments in poetry, prose, religious writing, drama, satire and humanism in fourteen newly-commissioned essays, written by experts for student readers. A detailed chronology of major literary achievements concludes with a list of authors and their dates.
Read more- Combines contextual material with literary analysis in a way which is unusual for this period
- Broad definition of literature: deals with religious writing, popular culture, voyage narratives, aesthetics
- Chronology of major literary achievements plus historical events; list of authors and dates
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"The purpose of the book is to provide students with an overview of the age and the forces at work in it. It succeeds so well over such a wide field that even specialists are likely to pick up something new. Highly recommended for all academic collections." Choice
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- Date Published: December 1999
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521587587
- length: 364 pages
- dimensions: 227 x 155 x 21 mm
- weight: 0.58kg
- contains: 15 b/w illus. 1 table
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
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Chronology of texts and events, 1500–1600
Contemporary lives Charlotte Spivack
Introduction Arthur F. Kinney
1. The sixteenth century Colin Burrow
2. Tudor aesthetics Clark Hulse
3. Authorship and the material conditions of writing Wendy Wall
4. Poetry, patronage, and the court Catherine Bates
5. Religious writing John N. King
6. Dramatic experiments: Tudor drama, 1490–1567 Leah S. Marcus
7. Dramatic achievements Suzanne Gossett
8. Lyric forms Heather Dubrow
9. Narrative, romance, and epic Donald Cheney
10. The evolution of Tudor satire Anne Lake Prescott
11. Chronicles of private life Lena Cowen Orlin
12. Popular culture in print Garrett Sullivan and Linda Woodbridge
13. Rewriting the world, rewriting the body Raymond Waddington
14. Writing empire and nation Richard Helgerson
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