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Record Nr.

UNINA9910159003603321

Autore

Hile Rachel E.

Titolo

Spenserian satire : a tradition of indirection / / Rachel E. Hile

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-5261-3951-0

1-5261-2107-7

1-5261-2513-7

1-5261-0785-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 202 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s)

Collana

The Manchester Spenser

Disciplina

821.3

Soggetti

Literature

Literary Studies: C 1500 To C 1800

LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General

Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. Indirect satire: theory and Spenserian practice -- 2. Spenser's satire of indirection: affiliation, allusion, allegory -- 3. Spenser and the English literary system in the 1590s -- 4. Spenserian "entry codes" to indirect satire -- 5. Thomas Middleton's satire before and after the Bishops' Ban -- 6. After the Bishops' Ban: imitation of Spenserian satire -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a detailed study of Spenser's poetic legacy, focusing on his reputation as a satirist and his influence on satirical poetry written by his contemporaries.