02922nam 2200517 450 991078690840332120230828235605.01-4411-0482-8(CKB)3710000000109730(EBL)1748368(MiAaPQ)EBC1748368(EXLCZ)99371000000010973020070328h20062006 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierRenaissance literature and culture /Lisa Hopkins and Matthew SteggleLondon ;New York :Continuum,[2006]©20061 online resource (157 p.)Introductions to British literature and culture seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-84684-177-1 Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-138) and index.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; ReferencingIndexThe 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 iIntroductions to British literature and culture series.English literatureEarly modern, 1500-1700History and criticismLiterature and societyGreat BritainHistory16th centuryLiterature and societyGreat BritainHistory17th centuryEnglish literatureHistory and criticism.Literature and societyHistoryLiterature and societyHistory820.9003Hopkins Lisa1962-1462777Steggle MatthewMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786908403321Renaissance literature and culture3693058UNINA