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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786908403321

Autore

Hopkins Lisa <1962->

Titolo

Renaissance literature and culture / / Lisa Hopkins and Matthew Steggle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , [2006]

©2006

ISBN

1-4411-0482-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (157 p.)

Collana

Introductions to British literature and culture series

Disciplina

820.9003

Soggetti

English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism

Literature and society - Great Britain - History - 16th century

Literature and society - Great Britain - History - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-138) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Historical, Cultural and Intellectual Context; Politics and economics; Religion; Science and technology; Art and culture; Social structures; 2 Literature in the Renaissance; Major genres; Poetry; Drama; Prose; Literary movements; Metaphysical poetry; Women's writing; Protestant poetics; The baroque; 3 Critical Approaches; Historical overview; Key issues and debates; 4 Resources for Independent Study; Chronology of key historical and cultural events; Glossary of key terms and concepts; Further reading and resources; Referencing

Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 i