VERNACULAR LITERATURE AND CURRENT - France, England and Scotland

List of contents

Contents: Introduction, Richard Britnell; John Skelton and the royal court, Greg Walker; Patterns of protest and impersonation in the works of Pierre Gringore, Cynthia J. Brown; Antipapal writing in the reign of Louis XII: propaganda and self-promotion, Jennifer Britnell; A defining moment: the Battle of Flodden and English poetry, John Scattergood; Dead man walking: remaniements and recontextualizations of Jean Molinet’s occasional writing, Adrian Armstrong; Representing the chose publicque: royal propaganda in early sixteenth-century France, Martin Gosman; Dunbar, Skelton and the nature of court culture in the early sixteenth century, A.S.G. Edwards; David Lindsay and James V: court literature as current event, Sarah Carpenter; Funereal poetry in France: from Octovien de Saint-Gelais to Clément Marot, Christine Scollen-Jimack; Wynkyn de Worde, Richard Pynson, and the English printing of texts translated from French, Julia Boffey; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Jennifer Britnell

Summary

This title was first published in 2000:  The printed writings of the most important authors of the sixteenth century are characterised by frequent references to current affairs. This collection brings together essays by literary scholars and historians of the era to discuss various ways in which those writing in the vernacular during the early sixteenth century responded to contemporary events.

Additional text

'Together, these essays provide a valuable addition to our understanding of late medieval writing.' Sixteenth Century Journal

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Britnell
• Assisted by: Jennifer Britnell (Editor), Richard Britnell (Editor), Britnell Jennifer (Editor), Martin Stannard (Editor), Greg Walker (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138719620
• ISBN: 978-1-138-71962-0
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; England, France, European History, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Scotland, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, c 1500 onwards to present day, British & Irish history, Literary studies: general, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, History and Archaeology, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600