Author: | Professor Lisa Hopkins, Dr Matthew Steggle | ISBN: | 9781441191199 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | November 16, 2006 |
Imprint: | Continuum | Language: | English |
Author: | Professor Lisa Hopkins, Dr Matthew Steggle |
ISBN: | 9781441191199 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Publication: | November 16, 2006 |
Imprint: | Continuum |
Language: | English |
The guide to Renaissance Literature and Culture provides students with the ideal introduction to literature and its context from 1533-1642, including: - the historical, cultural and intellectual background including religion, politics, exploration and visual culture - major writers and genres including Spenser, Sidney, Marlowe, Shakespeare and Jonson - concise explanations of key terms needed to understand the literature and criticism - key critical approaches to modernism from contemporary critics to the present - a chronology mapping historical events and literary works and further reading including websites and electronic resources.
The guide to Renaissance Literature and Culture provides students with the ideal introduction to literature and its context from 1533-1642, including: - the historical, cultural and intellectual background including religion, politics, exploration and visual culture - major writers and genres including Spenser, Sidney, Marlowe, Shakespeare and Jonson - concise explanations of key terms needed to understand the literature and criticism - key critical approaches to modernism from contemporary critics to the present - a chronology mapping historical events and literary works and further reading including websites and electronic resources.