Renaissance Literature and Culture: A Student Guide (Introductions to British Literature and Culture) - Hardcover

Hopkins, Lisa; Steggle, Matthew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826485626 ISBN 13: 9780826485625

Publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL, 2006

Synopsis

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 including websites and electronic resources.

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Review:

"Anyone who has ever wished for the background of English Renaissance literature in a nutshell will appreciate this book. Lisa Hopkins and Matthew Steggle squeeze a tremendous amount of readable information into a mere 144 pages, neatly laid out in a brief introduction and four major sections, each of which is divided further into multiple short subsections. An index allows the reader to locate quickly people, ideas, and literary pieces discussed in the text...Renaissance Literature and Culture provides important background material for study in a readably compressed format, along with suggested resources for further study." -Sherron Lux, The Sixteenth Century Journal, Fall 2008
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'a wide-ranging and eminently readable introduction to sixteenth and seventeenth-century literature Its discussions take the student on a journey through key areas of historical, religious and social change and engage at every turn with current scholarship in a lively and thought-provoking manner. Informative accounts of the publishing market and its differing consumers, of stage history and questions of genre, for example, are all focused in a way which will excite the interest of the student. Broader themes such as those of gender and sexuality, race and nationhood are also explored and offer valuable opportunities to connect Renaissance cultural history with centres of debate in our own times. This is an ideal place to start for anyone turning to Renaissance literature for the first time.' - Professor Andrew Hiscock, University of Wales, Bangor
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'This looks excellent; I shall look forward to seeing the first texts.' - Jennifer Nicholson, University of Newcastle
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Synopsis:

Continuum's "Introductions to British Literature and Culture Series" provides practical guides to key literary periods. Guides in the series help to orientate students as they begin a new module or area of study, providing concise information on the historical, cultural, literary and critical context and acting as an initial map of the knowledge needed to study the literature and culture of a specific period. Each guide includes an overview of the historical period, intellectual contexts, major genres, critical approaches and a guide to original research and resource materials in the area, enabling students to progress confidently to further study.

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; and a chronology mapping historical events and literary works and further reading including websites and electronic resources.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0826485626
• ISBN 13: 9780826485625
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 152