Novel and Society in Elizabethan England

First published in 1985, Novel and Society in Elizabethan England presents a whole range of English fiction of the Elizabethan period against its social background. It considers the major authors of prose fiction and examines how they organised their works for audiences with a specific social perspective.

List of contents

Preface 1. Introduction 2. The social position of the writer 3. Establishing the conventions for printed fiction 4. John Lyly 5. Philip Sidney 6. Thomas Nashe 7. Robert Greene 8. Thomas Deloney 9. Conclusion

About the author

David Margolies is Emeritus Professor of English at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK.

Summary

First published in 1985, Novel and Society in Elizabethan England presents a whole range of English fiction of the Elizabethan period against its social background. It considers the major authors of prose fiction and examines how they organised their works for audiences with a specific social perspective.

Product details

• Authors: David Margolies, Margolies David
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032995854
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3299585-4
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literary theory, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, 1558–1603 (Elizabethan period)