Literary Culture in Jacobean England - Reading 1621

Zusatztext '...long! hard and enlightening...adds a great deal to our sense of the detail of this rich period of literary history.' - Australian Book Review Informationen zum Autor PAUL SALZMAN is Senior Lecturer in English at La Trobe University, Australia. He is the author of English Prose Fiction 1558-1700: A Critical History . He has published a number of editions of early modern writing. Klappentext This book offers an unparalleled depth of historical research by surveying the extraordinary richness of literary culture in a single year. Paul Salzman examines what is written, published, performed and, in some cases, even spoken during 1621 in Britain. Well-known works by writers such as Donne, Burton, Middleton, and Ralegh, are examined alongside hitherto unknown works in a huge variety of genres: plays, poems, romances, advice books, sermons, histories, parliamentary speeches, royal proclamations. This is a work of literary history that greatly enhances knowledge of what it was like to read, write and listen in early modern Britain. Zusammenfassung Well-known works by writers such as Donne, Burton, Middleton, and Ralegh, are examined alongside hitherto unknown works in a huge variety of genres: plays, poems, romances, advice books, sermons, histories, parliamentary speeches, royal proclamations. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures Timeline Preface John Chamberlain Reads the Year Selves Transformation of Romance Performances Poetry/Satire News Instruction Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dr Paul Salzman, P Salzman, P. Salzman, Paul Salzman
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.09.2002
• EAN: 9781403900739
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-0073-9
• Pagine: 287
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Satire, Europa, B, Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein, Transformation, Europe, Poetry, Poem, Literary studies: general, European Literature, Early Modern/Renaissance Literature, Early Modern and Renaissance Literature, Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Medieval Literature, Literature: history and criticism, European literature—Renaissance, 1450-1600