Though British history and identity in the early modern period are intensively...Though British history and identity in the early modern period are intensively researched areas the role of literature in the construction of Britishness has not been thoroughly studied. In this volume leading Renaissance literary critics review a...more
Though British history and identity in the early modern period are intensively...Though British history and identity in the early modern period are intensively researched areas the role of literature in the construction of Britishness has not been thoroughly studied. In this volume leading Renaissance literary critics review a...more
Idioms of Self-Interest uncovers an emerging social integration of economic se...Idioms of Self-Interest uncovers an emerging social integration of economic self-interest in early modern England by examining literary representations of credit relationships in which individuals are both held to standards of communal trust and...more
Idioms of Self-Interest uncovers an emerging social integration of economic se...Idioms of Self-Interest uncovers an emerging social integration of economic self-interest in early modern England by examining literary representations of credit relationships in which individuals are both held to standards of communal trust and...more
The guide to RenaissanceLiteratureand Culture provides students with the ide...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...more
9781554812561. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Annotated. Language...9781554812561. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Annotated. Language: English. Pages: 150. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 150 p. Contains: Illustrations. During the Middle Ages Mary was the most powerful of saints and the combination...more
For many years C. S. Lewis s dismissal of the sixteenth century as a drab age ...For many years C. S. Lewis s dismissal of the sixteenth century as a drab age influenced literary scholars. Andrew Hadfield offers a challenging reinterpretation through study of the work of some of the century s most important writers including...more
For ordering the hardcover version of this book please contact orders@peterlan...For ordering the hardcover version of this book please contact orders@peterlang.com (Retail Price: £90.00 $135.90). Franco Marucci s History of English Literature is unique in its field. There is no other book that combines such erudition and...more
Idioms of Self-Interest uncovers an emerging social integration of economic se...Idioms of Self-Interest uncovers an emerging social integration of economic self-interest in early modern England by examining literary representations of credit relationships in which individuals are both held to standards of communal trust and...more
James Joyce: Developing Irish Identity follows the increasing focus on Irish i...James Joyce: Developing Irish Identity follows the increasing focus on Irish identity in Joyce s major works of prose. This book traces the development of the idea of Ireland the concept of Irishness the formation of a national identity and the need...more
How does soil as an ecological element shape culture? With the sixteenth-centu...How does soil as an ecological element shape culture? With the sixteenth-century shift in England from an agrarian economy to a trade economy what changes do we see in representations of soil as reflected in the language and stories during that...more
This is a one volume up-to-date collection of more than fifty wide-ranging ess...This is a one volume up-to-date collection of more than fifty wide-ranging essays which will inspire and guide students of the Renaissance and provide course leaders with a substantial and helpful frame of reference. Provides new perspectives on...more
This volume offers a description of early modern habits of writing and reading...This volume offers a description of early modern habits of writing and reading of publication and stage performance and of political and religious writing. An introduction to early modern English literature for students and general readers....more
This is the first study of the Russian reception of Englishliterature from Ro...This is the first study of the Russian reception of English literature from Romanticism to Aestheticism. It focuses particularly on the reception by Russian poets of Shelley Ruskin Pater Frazer and Wilde which gave new impetus to the Russian...more
The literary influence of alchemy and hermeticism in the work of most medieval...The literary influence of alchemy and hermeticism in the work of most medieval and early modern authors has been overlooked. Stanton Linden now provides the first comprehensive examination of this influence on English literature from the late Middle...more