Defending Literature in Early Modern England: Renaissance Literary Theory in Social Context (Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture) |
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Author:
Robert Matz
By Cambridge University Press
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Time, Space, and Motion in the Age of Shakespeare
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Product Description Robert Matz analyzes the defense of literature in Renaissance England in the context of social transformations of the period, particularly those affecting the aristocracy as it evolved from a feudal warrior class to a civil elite. Through close readings centered on works by Thomas Elyot, Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser, Matz argues that literature attempted to mediate a complex set of contradictory social expectations. His original study engages with important theoretical work such as Pierre Bourdieu's and offers a substantial critique of New Historicist theory.
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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 801.95094209031 EAN: 9780521660808 ISBN: 0521660807 Label: Cambridge University Press Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: 2000-09-04 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Studio: Cambridge University Press |