Spenserian Satire - A Tradition of Indirection

A detailed study of Spenser's poetic legacy, focusing on his reputation as a satirist and his influence on satirical poetry written by his contemporaries.

List of contents

Introduction
1. Indirect satire: theory and Spenserian practice
2. Spenser's satire of indirection: affiliation, allusion, allegory
3. Spenser and the English literary system in the 1590s
4. Spenserian "entry codes" to indirect satire
5. Thomas Middleton's satires before and after the Bishops' Ban
6. After the Bishops' Ban: imitation of Spenserian satire
Conclusion
Index

About the author

Rachel E. Hile is Professor of English at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Summary

A detailed study of Spenser's poetic legacy, focusing on his reputation as a satirist and his influence on satirical poetry written by his contemporaries. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Hile, Rachel E. Hile
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781526139511
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-3951-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: The Manchester Spenser; Manchester Spenser Mup; The Manchester Spenser; Manchester Spenser Mup
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies