Sir John Harington and the Book As Gift

Zusatztext Marvellously detailed book on Harington brings this huge range of material to life ... Harington's work positively glows with hitherto hidden significance after Scott-Warren's book. Informationen zum Autor Jason Scott-Warren is Lecturer, Dept of English and Related Literature, University of York Klappentext Sir John Harington (1560-1612) has long been recognized as one of the most colorful and engaging figures at the English Renaissance court. Godson of Queen Elizabeth, translator of Ariosto, and inventor of the water-closet, he was also a lively writer in a wide variety of modes, and an acute commentator on his times. Combining detailed readings and first-hand historical research, this study reconstructs the complex, often devious agenda that Harington wrote into his books as he customized them for specific individuals and occasions. Zusammenfassung This book offers an innovative reassessment of one of the most colourful denizens of the English Renaissance court, Sir John Harington (1560-1612). Based upon a wealth of new evidence, it shows how Harington used his writings to play the patronage system, reconstructing his complex and often devious designs. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Note on Texts Introduction 1: Harington, Ariosto, and the Textual Economy of the Court 2: Privy Politics 3: Out of the Closet 4: Part of the Furniture 5: Forging the Future 6: Producing Prophecy 7: Elizabeth's Witty Godson under James Conclusion Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Jason Scott-Warren, Jason ( Scott-Warren, Jason (Lecturer Scott-Warren, Scott-Warren Jason
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.08.2001
• EAN: 9780199244454
• ISBN: 978-0-19-924445-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800