03674nam 2200661 450 991045645600332120200520144314.01-282-04219-X97866120421951-4426-7039-810.3138/9781442670396(CKB)2420000000003792(EBL)4671146(SSID)ssj0000303334(PQKBManifestationID)11211648(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000303334(PQKBWorkID)10292640(PQKB)11415612(CaBNvSL)thg00600645 (MiAaPQ)EBC3255281(MiAaPQ)EBC4671146(DE-B1597)464141(OCoLC)1013946585(OCoLC)944178510(DE-B1597)9781442670396(Au-PeEL)EBL4671146(CaPaEBR)ebr11256871(OCoLC)666916742(EXLCZ)99242000000000379220160922h20002000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA Mirror for magistrates and the De casibus tradition /Paul BudraToronto, [Canada] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2000.©20001 online resource (134 p.)Mental and Cultural World of Tudor and Stuart EnglandDescription based upon print version of record.0-8020-4717-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Printing the Mirror -- 2. History -- 3. Tragedy and Fortune -- 4. Women -- 5. Drama -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexThe collection of English Renaissance narrative poems "A Mirror for Magistrates" has long been regarded as a mere repository of tales, significant largely because it was mined as a source of ideas by poets and dramatists, including Shakespeare. Paul Budra invites us to look again and see this text as an important literary document in its own right."A Mirror for Magistrates" brings together the voices of many authors whose tales encompass a variety of characters, from Brute, the mythical founder of Britain, to Elizabeth I. Budra situates the work in the cultural context of its production, locating it not as a primitive form of tragedy, but as the epitome of the de casibus literary tradition started by Boccaccio as a form of history writing. Deploying theories of rhetoric and narrative, cultural production, and feminism, he argues that the document uses linked biographies to demonstrate a purpose at work in the course of human events. Budra's analysis reveals "A Mirror for Magistrates" to be an evolving historiographic innovation - a complex expression of the values and beliefs of its time.This study presents an innovative treatment of an important but neglected subject. It will be of special interest to Renaissance scholars, particularly those concerned with literary theory, English and Italian literary history, historiography, and Shakespearean studies.Mental and cultural world of Tudor and Stuart England.English poetryEarly modern, 1500-1700History and criticismElectronic books.English poetryHistory and criticism.821/.3Budra Paul Vincent1957-973079MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456456003321A Mirror for magistrates and the De casibus tradition2487027UNINA