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A Handbook of English Renaissance Literary Studies


A Handbook of English Renaissance Literary Studies


Critical Theory Handbooks 1. Aufl.

von: John Lee

139,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 14.08.2017
ISBN/EAN: 9781118458761
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 464

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<p><b>Provides a detailed map of contemporary critical theory in Renaissance and Early Modern English literary studies beyond Shakespeare</b></p> <p><i>A Handbook of English Renaissance Literary Studies</i> is a groundbreaking guide to the contemporary engagement with critical theory within the larger disciplinary area of Renaissance and Early Modern studies. Comprising commissioned contributions from leading international scholars, it provides an overview of literary theory, beyond Shakespeare, focusing on most major figures, as well as some lesser-known writers of the period.</p> <p>This book represents an important first step in bridging the divide between the abundance of titles which explore applications of theory in Shakespeare studies, and the relative lack of such texts concerning English Literary Renaissance studies as a whole, which includes major figures such as Marlowe, Jonson, Donne, and Milton. The tripartite structure offers a map of the critical landscape so that students can appreciate the breadth of the work being done, along with an exploration of the ways in which the treatments of or approaches to key issues have changed over time.</p> <p><i>Handbook of English Renaissance Literary Studies </i>is must-reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of early modern and Renaissance English literature, as well as their instructors and advisors. </p> <p>Divided into three main sections, “Conditions of Subjectivity,” “Spaces, Places, and Forms,” and “Practices and Theories,” <i>A Handbook of English Renaissance Literary Studies</i>:</p> <ul> <li>Provides an overview of theoretical work and the theoretical-informed competencies which are central to the teaching of English Renaissance literary studies beyond Shakespeare</li> <li>Provides a map of the critical landscape of the field to provide students with an opportunity to appreciate the breadth of the work done</li> <li>Features newly-commissioned essays in representative subject areas to offer a clear picture of the contemporary theoretically-engaged work in the field</li> <li>Explores the ways in which the treatments of or approaches to key issues have changed over time</li> <li>Offers examples of the ways in which the practice of a theoretically-engaged criticism may enrich the personal and professional lives of critics, and the culture in which such critical practice takes place</li> </ul>
<p>Acknowledgments viii</p> <p>Notes on Contributors ix</p> <p><b>Introduction 1<br /></b><i>John Lee</i></p> <p><b>Part I Conditions of Subjectivity 13</b></p> <p>1 Gender 15<br /><i>Catherine Bates</i></p> <p>2 Love and Friendship 29<br /><i>James M. Bromley</i></p> <p>3 Race and Colonization 43<br /><i>Jean E. Feerick</i></p> <p>4 Agency and Choice 56<br /><i>John Lee</i></p> <p>5 Religion and the Religious Turn 70<br /><i>Julia Reinhard Lupton</i></p> <p>6 Desire and Representation 86<br /><i>Simon Ryle</i></p> <p>7 Service 101<br /><i>David Schalkwyk</i></p> <p>8 The Body and Its Lives 115<br /><i>William W.E. Slights</i></p> <p>9 Objects and Things 130<br /><i>Julian Yates</i></p> <p><b>Part II Places, Spaces, and Forms 145</b></p> <p>10 The Market 147<br /><i>David J. Baker</i></p> <p>11 Nature and the Non?]Human 159<br /><i>Bruce Boehrer</i></p> <p>12 Nation and Archipelago 173<br /><i>Willy Maley</i></p> <p>13 London 190<br /><i>Ian Munro</i></p> <p>14 The Church 206<br /><i>Anne M. Myers</i></p> <p>15 The Republic of Letters and the Commonwealth of Learning 220<br /><i>Joanna Picciotto</i></p> <p>16 Romance 235<br /><i>Benedict S. Robinson</i></p> <p>17 The Court 249<br /><i>Lauren Shohet</i></p> <p>18 The Household 265<br /><i>Mary E. Trull</i></p> <p><b>Part III Practices and Theories 279</b></p> <p>19 Rhetorics of Similitude 281<br /><i>Judith H. Anderson</i></p> <p>20 Publication 295<br /><i>Joshua Eckhardt</i></p> <p>21 Authorship 310<br /><i>Jane Griffiths</i></p> <p>22 Reading 324<br /><i>Mary Ann Lund</i></p> <p>23 Science and Early Modern Literature 337<br /><i>Howard Marchitello</i></p> <p>24 Representation 353<br /><i>Patricia Phillippy</i></p> <p>25 Historiography 368<br /><i>Nicholas Popper</i></p> <p>26 Devotion 382<br /><i>Timothy Rosendale</i></p> <p>27 The Book 396<br /><i>Helen Smith</i></p> <p>28 Travel and Chorography 411<br /><i>Angus Vine</i></p> <p>Index 426</p>
<p> <strong>John Lee</strong> is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol, UK. His work on Renaissance English literature has included a selection of Spenser's shorter poems and a monograph, <em>Shakespeare and the Controversies of Self.</em>
<p> <em>A Handbook of English Renaissance Literary Studies</em> is a groundbreaking guide to the contemporary engagement with critical theory within the larger disciplinary area of Renaissance and Early Modern studies. Comprising of commissioned contributions from leading international scholars, it provides an overview of literary theory, beyond Shakespeare, focusing on most major figures, as well as some lesser-known writers of the period. <p> This book represents an important first step in bridging the divide between the abundance of titles which explore applications of theory in Shakespeare studies, and the relative lack of such texts concerning English Literary Renaissance studies as a whole, which includes major figures such as Marlowe, Jonson, Donne, and Milton. The tripartite structure offers a map of the critical landscape so that students can appreciate the breadth of the work being done, along with an exploration of the ways in which the treatments of or approaches to key issues have changed over time. <p> <em>A Handbook of English Renaissance Literary Studies</em> is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students of early modern and Renaissance English literature, as well as scholars in the field and related areas.

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