Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Books
Fordham University Press Renaissance Posthumanism
Book SynopsisRenaissance Posthumanism brings together two historical periods—“Renaissance” signifying a rebirth of the ancient and “Posthumanism” a death of the modern—to ponder each through the possibilities of the other. This collection rethinks the humanities under the auspices of the posthumanities of the posthumanities under the auspices of Renaissance humanism.Trade Review"Fiery flint and weeping marble, hairy mandrakes and ardent monkeys, flayed skins and inky parchments, chimp-like sheep and one-eyed cows: these are among the quirky and vibrant actors assembled in this exciting and timely new volume. In search of Renaissance posthumanism, the authors examine unfamiliar archives in response to current environmental and technological urgencies, and their inventive and thoughtful readings will spur new lines of inquiry." -- -Julia Reinhard Lupton University of California, Irvine "Exciting, scholarly and untimely in the best way, the essays in Renaissance Posthumanism cross-multiply history and theory into bracingly new forms." -- -Drew Daniel Johns Hopkins UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Joseph Campana and Scott Maisano 1. What Posthumanism Isn't: On Humanism and Human Exceptionalism in the Renaissance Kenneth Gouwens 2. Titian's Flaying of Marsyas: Thresholds of the Human and the Limits of Painting Stephen Campbell 3. Rabelais' Silenic Regime: The Fundamentals of Gargantua Judith Roof 4. A Natural History of Ravishment Holly Dugan 5. Farmyard Choreographies in Early Modern England Erica Fudge 6. Oves et Singulatim: A Multispecies Impression Julian Yates 7. Wooden Actors on the English Renaissance Stage Vin Nardizzi 8. Beyond Human: Visualizing the Sexuality of Abraham Bosse's Mandrake Diane Wolfthal 9. Shakespeare's Mineral Emotions Lara Bovilsky Epilogue: H Is for Humanism Joseph Campana Acknowledgments List of Contributors Index
£27.90
Fordham University Press Futile Pleasures Early Modern Literature and the
Book SynopsisExamines the ambivalent role that pleasure plays in early modern English writers’ attempts to defend the utility of literature. Traces how that ambivalence gets replayed in modern critical frameworks as well as debates about the value of the humanities and liberal arts.Trade Review"If the humanist defense of literature calls attention to the work of art, identifying aesthetic practice with the production of social value, then Corey McEleney's bold new book asks an indispensable question: Can art escape such coercive labor without making it escape the value it then labors to affirm? Identifying futility as the queer component in literary production, Futile Pleasures reimagines queer theory in relation to early modern thought. The result is a major work of criticism that contributes not only pleasurably, but also-we must admit it-valuably to debates in both of those fields." -- -Lee Edelman Tufts UniversityTable of ContentsFutilitarianism: An Introduction 1. Pleasure without Profit 2. Bonfire of the Vanities 3. Art for Nothing's Sake 4. Spenser's Unhappy Ends 5. Beyond Sublimation Coda: Less Matter, More Art Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£999.99
Fordham University Press Light and Death
Book SynopsisDeath, light, figuration and, especially, analogical expressions of figuration, are the primary subjects of this book. They generate associated interests: the relation of literature and science, the methodology of thought and argument, and the processes of narrative, discovery, and interpretation. Creativity, optics, rhetoric, and language are focal as well.Trade Review"Analogy, 'the connector of the known to the unknown,' is given in-depth exploration in this fascinating study of life and death, darkness and light, language and meaning; a learned, richly textured study that contributes immeasurably to early modern studies." -- -Regina M. Schwartz Professor of English, Northwestern University "This fascinating book is above all a contribution to the history of early modern science that helps an ongoing critical process of revisionism by showing how both scientific and poetic thought use analogy in similar ways. It is also fascinating in its unusual structure: it allows us access to Anderson's subtle critical mind in the process of building interpretations." -- -Leah Marcus Vanderbilt UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: Issues of Death, Light, and Analogy 1. “The Body of This Death”: Donne’s Sermons, Spenser’s Maleger, Milton’s Sin and Death 2. Mutability and Mortality in The Faerie Queene 3. Satanic Ethos: Evil, Death, and Individuality in Paradise Lost 4. Connecting the Cultural Dots: Classical to Modern Traditions of Analogy 5. Proportional Thinking in Kepler’s Science of Light 6. Analogy, Proportion, and Death in Donne’s Anniversaries 7. Milton’s Twilight Zone: Analogy, Light, and Darkness in Paradise Lost Acknowledgments Notes Index
£48.60
Fordham University Press The Insistence of Art
Book SynopsisThe essays in The Insistence of Art suggest ways in which the artworks and practices of the early modern period show the essentiality of aesthetic experience for philosophical reflection, and in particular for the rise of aesthetics as a philosophical discipline, while also showing art’s need for philosophy.Trade Review"This collection on early modern aesthetics of doesn't just fill a gap: In its emphatic refusal to cordon off the Renaissance, and in its conviction that art is no passive mirror but a 'matrix through which social reality is established,' it is a welcome corrective. Dante and Ficino, Donne and Shakespeare, Bellori and Caravaggio, Goya and Pater-with Herder, Hegel, Paul de Man and Kierkeegard making memorable cameos-populate an early modernity that looks ahead to modernism." -- -Andrei Pop University of Chicago "A superb and timely collection-rigorous wide-ranging essays demonstrating some of the most compelling trends in their respective fields. It's the sort of collection that gives substance and urgency to interdisciplinary thinking." -- -Christopher Pye Williams College
£92.70
Fordham University Press The Insistence of Art
Book SynopsisThe essays in The Insistence of Art suggest ways in which the artworks and practices of the early modern period show the essentiality of aesthetic experience for philosophical reflection, and in particular for the rise of aesthetics as a philosophical discipline, while also showing art’s need for philosophy.Trade Review"This collection on early modern aesthetics of doesn't just fill a gap: In its emphatic refusal to cordon off the Renaissance, and in its conviction that art is no passive mirror but a 'matrix through which social reality is established,' it is a welcome corrective. Dante and Ficino, Donne and Shakespeare, Bellori and Caravaggio, Goya and Pater-with Herder, Hegel, Paul de Man and Kierkeegard making memorable cameos-populate an early modernity that looks ahead to modernism." -- -Andrei Pop University of Chicago "A superb and timely collection-rigorous wide-ranging essays demonstrating some of the most compelling trends in their respective fields. It's the sort of collection that gives substance and urgency to interdisciplinary thinking." -- -Christopher Pye Williams College
£25.19
Fordham University Press Indecorous Thinking
Book SynopsisIndecorous Thinking argues that early modern writers including Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, and Mary Wroth challenged humanism's increasingly dogmatic conflation of truth with plainness by treating figures of speech as the instruments of thinking and as the engines of poetry's imaginative worlds.Trade Review"It is rare to encounter a book as learned, engaging, thorough, and innovative as Colleen Rosenfeld's Indecorous Thinking. Rosenfeld deftly challenges a long-held truism of literary history: that sprezzatura, or the concealment of labor, was a goal uniformly shared by celebrated English poets. To the contrary, Rosenfeld shows, early modern writers frequently practiced 'open art,' or art that makes conspicuous-even audacious-use of figures of speech. Refusing to confine itself to what uncontestably is, this poetry works instead in the subjunctive mood to imagine a world constructed otherwise." -- -Melissa Sanchez University of Pennsylvania "Indecorous Thinking is an excellent and timely book about how poetic figures 'craft' thought and work together as engines of poetic 'world making.' It is a rich and sustaining book, one anyone working in the field of English Renaissance literature will want to own and have ready to hand. Indecorous Thinking is original but it is also traditionally learned; tightly argued but also elegantly written; daring but also mature." -- -Gordon Teskey Harvard University
£102.60
Fordham University Press Indecorous Thinking Figures of Speech in Early
Book SynopsisIndecorous Thinking argues that early modern writers including Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, and Mary Wroth challenged humanism's increasingly dogmatic conflation of truth with plainness by treating figures of speech as the instruments of thinking and as the engines of poetry's imaginative worlds.Trade Review"It is rare to encounter a book as learned, engaging, thorough, and innovative as Colleen Rosenfeld's Indecorous Thinking. Rosenfeld deftly challenges a long-held truism of literary history: that sprezzatura, or the concealment of labor, was a goal uniformly shared by celebrated English poets. To the contrary, Rosenfeld shows, early modern writers frequently practiced 'open art,' or art that makes conspicuous-even audacious-use of figures of speech. Refusing to confine itself to what uncontestably is, this poetry works instead in the subjunctive mood to imagine a world constructed otherwise." -- -Melissa Sanchez University of Pennsylvania "Indecorous Thinking is an excellent and timely book about how poetic figures 'craft' thought and work together as engines of poetic 'world making.' It is a rich and sustaining book, one anyone working in the field of English Renaissance literature will want to own and have ready to hand. Indecorous Thinking is original but it is also traditionally learned; tightly argued but also elegantly written; daring but also mature." -- -Gordon Teskey Harvard University
£27.90
Fordham University Press Radical Botany Plants and Speculative Fiction
Book SynopsisRadical Botany uncovers a speculative tradition that conjures new languages to grasp the life of plants in all its specificity and vigor. Plants complement and challenge notions of human life. The book traces the implications of the speculative mobilization of plants within literature and art for feminism, queer studies, and posthumanist thought.Table of ContentsPreface | vii 1. Radical Botany: An Introduction | 1 2. Libertine Botany and Vegetal Modernity | 28 3. Plant Societies and Enlightened Vegetality | 56 4. The Inorganic Plant in the Romantic Garden | 86 5. The End of the World by Other Means | 114 6. Plant Horror: Love Your Own Pod | 144 7. Becoming Plant Nonetheless | 171 Acknowledgments | 203 Notes | 205 Works Cited | 253 Index | 269
£91.80
Fordham University Press Fate of the Flesh Secularization and
Book SynopsisThis book argues that in the seventeenth century the ancient hope for the physical resurrection of the body and its flesh began an unexpected second life as critical theory, challenging the notion of an autonomous self and driving early modern avant-garde poetry.Table of ContentsPreface: Christianity as Critical Theory | vii Introduction: Secularization and the Resurrection of the Flesh | 1 1. Secularization, Countersecularization, and the Fate of the Flesh in Donne | 29 2. Wanting to Be Another Person: Resurrection and Avant-Garde Poetics in George Herbert | 64 3. Luminous Stuff: The Resurrection of the Flesh in Vaughan’s Religious Verse | 101 4. The Feeling of Being a Body: Resurrection and Habitus in Vaughan’s Medical Writings | 124 5. Resurrection, Dualism, and Legal Personhood: Bodily Presence in Ben Jonson | 148 Epilogue: Resurrection and Zombies | 181 Acknowledgments | 191 Notes | 193 Index | 219
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Fordham University Press The Form of Love
Book SynopsisThe Form of Love explores what poetry can articulate about love that philosophy cannot. Reading seven poems, this book shows how figures ranging from Donne to Dickinson use poetic form to transform philosophy’s concern to convey truth about love into the concern to create a virtual experience of love.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Form of Love: Poetry, Philosophy, and the Closeness of Loving Reading | 1 1. Disjunctive Love: Philosophical Project and Poetic Experience in Donne’s “The Ecstasy” | 29 2. Obscure Love: Virtual Masochisms in Philips’s “Friendship’s Mysterys” | 56 3. Forgetting to Love: Problems of Praise in Herbert’s “The Flower” | 78 4. Loving Rhyme: Reading Mastery in Crashaw’s “The Flaming Heart” | 98 5. Green Love: Lost in Marvell’s “The Garden” | 117 6. Love and/or Lyric: Dickinson’s “I cannot live with You -” | 145 Acknowledgments | 171 Notes | 173 Index | 209
£78.30
Fordham University Press The Form of Love
Book SynopsisThe Form of Love explores what poetry can articulate about love that philosophy cannot. Reading seven poems, this book shows how figures ranging from Donne to Dickinson use poetic form to transform philosophy’s concern to convey truth about love into the concern to create a virtual experience of love.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Form of Love: Poetry, Philosophy, and the Closeness of Loving Reading | 1 1. Disjunctive Love: Philosophical Project and Poetic Experience in Donne’s “The Ecstasy” | 29 2. Obscure Love: Virtual Masochisms in Philips’s “Friendship’s Mysterys” | 56 3. Forgetting to Love: Problems of Praise in Herbert’s “The Flower” | 78 4. Loving Rhyme: Reading Mastery in Crashaw’s “The Flaming Heart” | 98 5. Green Love: Lost in Marvell’s “The Garden” | 117 6. Love and/or Lyric: Dickinson’s “I cannot live with You -” | 145 Acknowledgments | 171 Notes | 173 Index | 209
£21.59
University of Hawai'i Press Men and Women in Qing China Gender in the Red
Book SynopsisThis title is an analysis of Chinese prescriptions of gender as represented in Cao Xueqin's famous 18th-century Chinese novel of manners, The Red Chamber Dream, or The Story of the Stone. Drawing on feminist literary critical methods, it examines Qing notions of masculinity and femininity.
£16.96
University of Hawai'i Press The Phantom Heroine Ghosts and Gender in
Book SynopsisThe hypersexual female ghost continues to be a source of fascination in East Asian media, much like the sexually predatory vampire in American and European culture. But while vampires can be of either gender, erotic Chinese ghosts are almost exclusively female. The significance of this gender asymmetry in Chinese literary history is the subject of Judith Zeitlin's meticulously researched new book.Trade ReviewIn this study of how female ghosts have been represented in Chinese narrative, poetry, and drama, Judith Zeitlin’s skills as researcher and reader of texts are fully on display. The result is a compact study of some 250 pages that distills an astonishingly broad array of sources into readings that are thoroughly grounded and brilliantly framed."" —Journal of Chinese Religions; ""No review of The Phantom Heroine could do full justice to the many gems that readers will find in each chapter. Judith Zeitlin continues to produce work that is clear, meticulously researched, and full of provocative insights and connections. . . . Many of her literary analyses are so elegant and insightful that they are almost as pleasurable to read as the original literature. . . . The Phantom Heroine masterfully accomplishes Zeitlin’s goal of explicating the cultural logic behind the creation of female ghosts who surpass flesh-and-blood women by phantasmagorically embodying so many literary yearnings."" —Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies; ""A tour-de-force of interdisciplinary inquiry into the representations and uses of the female ghost in late imperial Chinese literature. Elegantly written and richly illustrated, the study draws upon diverse texts and images, ranging from traditional Chinese medical literature to contemporary cinema. In addition to carefully reconstructing the cultural and historical contexts of her primary materials, Zeitlin makes judicious and fruitful use of a wide array of critical tools, including anthropological theories and psychoanalytical approaches. Indeed, this book is exemplary in how contemporary Sinology may be significantly broadened, deepened, and updated by incorporating interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives."" —Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews; ""Zeitlin sets a new standard for general thematic studies in Chinese literature. In breadth, depth, and incisiveness of her insights, The Phantom Heroine clearly deserves to be on every graduate reading list. . . . An accomplishment of the first rank. . . . The Phantom Heroine is a major contribution to the study of Chinese literature."" —Journal of Chinese Studies; ""Through her perceptive textual and theatrical analysis . . . Zeitlin provides the most penetrating and conceptual frame for the Chinese ghost culture and literature as a whole."" —New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies; ""Zeitlin does a masterful job of integrating her erudition, offering a learned, original, and accessible piece of scholarship."" —Choice;""This is an accomplished book by a maverick thinker and writer. Zeitlin’s genius is to turn something hideous and freaky into the stuff of life. She adopts an archaeological approach, excavating motifs from and finding resonances in disparate genres and periods. An elegant book, it should attract readers from Chinese studies, gender studies, comparative literature, performance studies, and religion."" —Dorothy Ko, Columbia University;""This astute and carefully researched study defines new perspectives by synthesizing and developing insights from other disciplines, especially anthropology, psychology, art history, the history of religion, and the history of medicine. Whenever applicable, there are illuminating cross-cultural comparisons. The author has a magisterial command of the contexts of her materials. Her ability to situate literature as one strand in a web of cultural practices makes her conclusions particularly convincing."" —Wai-yee Li, Harvard University
£22.36
University of Missouri Press Dorothy Dunnetts Lymond Chronicles
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£56.25
MP-NMX Uni of New Mexico Gothic Imagination in Latin American Fiction and
Book SynopsisTraces how Gothic imagination from the literature and culture of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe and twentieth-century US and European film has impacted Latin American literature and film culture.
£23.36
Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US Sir Paul Rycaut The Present State of the Ottoman
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction John Anthony ButlerText Bibliography
£57.60
Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US Rivall Friendship by Bridget Manningham
Book SynopsisThe manuscript forRivallFriendshipwas first acquired by the Newberry Libraryin1937.At the timeof the acquisition,the authorof this seventeenth-century romancewasanonymous. Scholar JeanR.Brink nowsuggests, based ondating of the manuscript andheranalysis of itsfeministthemes, that the author was a woman.Specifically,Brinkattributesthe text toBridget Manningham, whowas the older sister of Thomas Manningham, a Jacobean and Caroline bishop, and the granddaughter of John Manningham,adiarist who recorded performances of Shakespeare's plays.RivallFriendshipis apostEnglishCivil War romancethatexamines proto-feminist issues, such as patriarchal dominance in the family and marriage. Manningham is scrupulous about maintaining verisimilitude,and unlike more fantastical romancesof the periodthat feature monsters, giants, and magic, thistextaspires to a level of probability in its historical and geographical details. The text ofRivallFriendshipis accessible to most modern readers, particularly to stuTable of ContentsPrefaceIllustrationsIntroductionRivall Friendship, Part 1Book 1Book 2Book 3Book 4Book 5Book 6Book 7Book 8Rivall Friendship, Part 2Book 1Book 2Book 3Book 4ContinuationAppendicesAppendix 1: Corrections of the third handAppendix 2: Ellis familyAppendix 3 List of CharactersAppendix 4: List of Historical Figures
£18.58
Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US Clément Marots Epistles
Book SynopsisThe first complete, versified English-language translation of the epistles of Renaissance poet Clément Marot. Clément Marot (14961544), a royal poet in Renaissance France who ushered in new verse forms and renewed existing ones, stands as one of the most important literary voices of the first half of the sixteenth century. Clément Marot's Epistles represents a first attempt to offer a sustained English-language translation and critical edition of what is widely considered his most personal, historically relevant, and crowning verse form. Aiming for integrality and poetic precision, the volume translates and sets to verse all seventy-four of Marot's epistles, employing the same meter and rhyme scheme used by the poet in the original compositions. Likewise focused on capturing Marot's poetic voice, thus maintaining idiomatic and literary integrity, the resulting translation is an attempt to relate the playfulness and pathos of Marot's verse, rendering it accessible to an anglophone public. Beyond the more traditional verse epistles included in the primary base text, Marot's authorized complete works from 1538, the volume also offers translations of the introductory prose epistles penned by Marot for his Adolescence clémentine of 1532 and the 1538 edition (Lyon, Dolet), as well as the coq-à-l'âne and other versified satirical epistles, the artificial epistle retelling of a popular medieval romance, and more. A robust critical apparatus includes ample footnotes, an extensive introduction, illustrations, a bibliography, a chronological table, and a concordance with the principal modern French-language editions of Marot's epistles. The book should appeal to English-speaking historians and literary scholars alike, as well as to poetry lovers, who will appreciate a new acquaintance with this distinctive voice from poetry's past. Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of IllustrationsAbbreviationsNotes on the TranslationIntroductionClément Marot’s EpistlesIntroductory Epistle to the Adolescence clémentineIntroductory Epistle to Marot’s Œuvres of 1538EPISTLESBibliographyChronologyConcordanceIndex
£60.80
Cornell University Press Edmund Burke for Our Time
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewByrne's prose is highly readable, and his reading of Burke both plausible and illuminating. * National Review *
£33.25
Cornell University Press Noble Subjects The Russian Novel and the Gentry
Book SynopsisIn Noble Subjects, Bella Grigoryan examines the rise of the Russian novel in relation to the political, legal, and social definitions that accrued to the nobility as an estate, urging readers to rethink the cultural and political origins of the genre.Trade Review"In this highly original, well-researched study, Grigoryan explores the problematic status of the Russian nobility as citizens in an autocratic state as it was articulated in various journalistic, fictional, and nonfictional texts, while offering fresh interpretations of Russian literary works. This is a rare case of a truly balanced interdisciplinary work that makes an equal contribution to the fields of history and literary studies." --Valeria Sobol, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Noble Subjects makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of the interplay between the rise of the nineteenth-century Russian novel and the formation of identity in Russian noble culture. Grigoryan is the first scholar to explore the relationship in Russia between the novelistic tradition and a rich but understudied body of prescriptive texts concerning agriculture. Her book makes a convincing case that the nobility used these overlapping discursive spaces to constitute a viable public sphere and give shape to their identity." --Thomas Newlin, author of The Voice in the Garden: Andrei Bolotov and the Anxieties of Russian Pastoral, 1738-1833
£33.25
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library Johnson After Three Centuries
Book SynopsisJohnson After Three Centuries: New Light on Texts and Contexts examines several aspects of Johnson's career through fresh perspectives and original interpretations by some of the best-known and widely-respected scholars of our time. Included are essays by James Basker, James Engell, Nicholas Hudson, Jack Lynch, and Allen Reddick.
£23.36
John Wiley & Sons Inc Studying Early Printed Books 14501800
Book SynopsisA comprehensive resource to understanding the hand-press printing of early books Studying Early Printed Books, 1450 - 1800 offers a guide to the fascinating process of how books were printed in the first centuries of the press and shows how the mechanics of making books shapes how we read and understand them. The author offers an insightful overview of how books were made in the hand-press period and then includes an in-depth review of the specific aspects of the printing process. She addresses questions such as: How was paper made? What were different book formats? How did the press work? In addition, the text is filled with illustrative examples that demonstrate how understanding the early processes can be helpful to today's researchers. Studying Early Printed Books shows the connections between the material form of a book (what it looks like and how it was made), how a book conveys its meaning and how it is used by readers. The author helps readTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part 1 Overview 8 Getting Ready to Print 8 At the Press 16 Also at the Press 19 After Printing 20 The Economics of Printing 23 Part 2 Step-by-Step 26 Paper 26 Type 34 Format 42 Printing 55 Corrections and Changes 61 Illustrations 65 Binding 71 Part 3 On the Page 79 Advertisements 79 Alphabet and Abbreviations 80 Blanks 83 Dates 83 Imprint Statements 85 Edition, Impression, Issue, State, Copy 86 Initial Letters 88 Marginal Notes 90 Music 91 Pagination and Foliation 92 Preliminary Leaves 92 Press Figures 93 Printer’s Devices 95 Printer’s Ornaments 95 Privileges, Approbations, and Imprimaturs 96 Signature Marks 96 Title Pages 98 Volvelles and Movable Figures 100 Part 4 Looking at Books 102 Good Research Habits 103 Handling Books 104 Appearance 106 Contents 108 Page Features 111 Usage 113 Digitization 114 Part 5 The Afterlives of Books 118 Loss Rates 118 Catalog Records 120 Books in Hand 132 Books on Screen 139 Conclusion 149 Appendix 1: Further Reading 152 Appendix 2: Glossary 171 Index 180
£70.25
John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to the EighteenthCentury English
Book SynopsisA Companion to the Eighteenth-century Novel furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral contexts. An up-to-date resource for the study of the eighteenth-century novel Furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral context Foregrounds those topics of most historical and political relevance to the twenty-first century Explores formative influences on the eighteenth-century novel, its engagement with the major issues and philosophies of the period, and its lasting legacy Covers both traditional themes, such as narrative authority and print culture, and cutting-edge topics, such as globalization, nationhood, technology, and science Considers both canonical and non-canonical literature Trade Review"A team of two dozen prominent scholars ... .Here report on the state of the art in 18th century novel studies. Nearly all the work is cutting edge, and almost every page challenges conventional wisdom ... .Specialists in the early novel will find this wide-ranging and theoretically sophisticated work provocative. Highly recommended." CHOICE “Editors Paula R. Backscheider and Catherine Ingrassia have assembled an impressive collection of authors … .Visiting or revisiting a complex cultural topography. ” ECF "The Variety of texts treated in this volume is rich, unapologetic, and one of its real pleasures." The Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies Table of ContentsList of Illustrations viii Notes on Contributors x Introduction 1 Catherine Ingrassia Shared Bibliography 18 PART ONE Formative Influences 23 1. "I have now done with my island, and all manner of discourse about it": Crusoe's Farther Adventures and the Unwritten History of the Novel 25 Robert Markley 2. Fiction/Translation/Transnation: The Secret History of the Eighteenth-Century Novel 48 Srinivas Aravamudan 3. Narrative Transmigrations: The Oriental Tale and the Novel in Eighteenth-Century Britain 75 Ros Ballaster 4. Age of Peregrination: Travel Writing and the Eighteenth-Century Novel 97 Elizabeth Bohls 5. Milton and the Poetics of Ecstasy in Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Fiction 117 Robert A. Erickson 6. Representing Resistance: British Seduction Stories, 1660–1800 140 Toni Bowers PART TWO The World of the Eighteenth-Century Novel 165 7. Why Fanny Can’t Read: Joseph Andrews and the (Ir)relevance of Literacy 167 Paula McDowell 8. Memory and Mobility: Fictions of Population in Defoe, Goldsmith, and Scott 191 Charlotte Sussman 9. The Erotics of the Novel 214 James Grantham Turner 10. The Original American Novel, or, The American Origin of the Novel 235 Elizabeth Maddock Dillon 11. New Contexts for Early Novels by Women: The Case of Eliza Haywood, Aaron Hill, and the Hillarians, 1719–1725 261 Kathryn R. King 12. Momentary Fame: Female Novelists in Eighteenth-Century Book Reviews 276 Laura Runge 13. Women, Old Age, and the Eighteenth-Century Novel 299 Devoney Looser 14. Joy and Happiness 321 Adam Potkay PART THREE The Novel's Modern Legacy 341 15. The Eighteenth-Century Novel and Print Culture: A Proposed Modesty 343 Christopher Flint 16. An Emerging New Canon of the British Eighteenth-Century Novel: Feminist Criticism, the Means of Cultural Production, and the Question of Value 365 John Richetti 17. Queer Gothic 383 George E. Haggerty 18. Conversable Fictions 399 Kathryn Sutherland 19. Racial Legacies: The Speaking Countenance and the Character Sketch in the Novel 419 Roxann Wheeler 20. Home Economics: Representations of Poverty in Eighteenth-Century Fiction 441 Ruth Perry 21. Whatever Happened to the Gordon Riots? 459 Carol Houlihan Flynn 22. The Novel Body Politic 481 Susan S. Lanser 23. Literary Culture as Immediate Reality 504 Paula R. Backscheider Index 539
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to English Renaissance Literature and
Book Synopsis* Provides new perspectives on established texts. * Orientates the new student, while providing advanced students with current and new directions. * Pioneered by leading scholars. * Occupies a unique niche in Renaissance studies. * Illustrated with 12 single--page black and white prints. .Trade Review"The inclusivity and scholarship of this Companion builds on the excellence of the earlier edition. Any university library supporting undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Renaissance literature should consider adding this to their collection." (Reference Reviews, 2011) "The volume's awesome range makes it a valuable preserve for scholars and an ambitious reference for students." Times Higher Education Supplement "This impressive tome must certainly be the last word on English Renaissance literature and culture, at least for some considerable time to come." Reference ReviewsTable of ContentsList of Illustrations x Notes on Contributors xii PART ONE Introduction 1 Introduction 3Michael Hattaway PART TWO Contexts and Perspectives, c.1500–1650 2 Early Tudor Humanism 13Mary Thomas Crane 3 English Reformations 27Patrick Collinson 4 Platonism, Stoicism, Scepticism and Classical Imitation 44Sarah Hutton 5 History 58Patrick Collinson 6 The English Language of the Early Modern Period 71N. F. Blake 7 Publication: Print and Manuscript 81Michelle O’Callaghan 8 Literacy and Education 95Jean R. Brink 9 Court and Coterie Culture 106Curtis Perry 10 The Literature of the Metropolis 119John A. Twyning 11 Playhouses and the Role of Drama 133Michael Hattaway 12 The Writing of Travel 148Peter Womack PART THREE Readings 13 Translations of the Bible 165Gerald Hammond 14 A Reading of Wyatt’s ‘Who so list to hunt’ 176Rachel Falconer 15 Courtship and Counsel: John Lyly’s Campaspe 187Greg Walker 16 Spenser’s Faerie Queene, Book V: Poetry, Politics and Justice 195Judith H. Anderson 17 Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy 206A. J. Piesse 18 Donne’s ‘Nineteenth Elegy’ 215Germaine Greer 19 Lanyer’s ‘The Description of Cookham’ and Jonson’s ‘To Penshurst’ 224Nicole Pohl 20 Bacon’s ‘Of Simulation and Dissimulation’ 233Martin Dzelzainis 21 Lancelot Andrewes’s Good Friday 1604 Sermon 241Richard Harries 22 Herbert’s ‘The Elixir’ 249Judith Weil 23 The Heart of the Labyrinth: Mary Wroth’s Pamphilia to Amphilanthus 257Robyn Bolam 24 The Critical Elegy 267John Lyon 25 Ford, Mary Wroth, and the Final Scene of ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore 276Robyn Bolam PART FOUR Genres and Modes 26 Theories of Literary Kinds 287John Roe 27 Allegory 298Clara Mucci 28 Pastoral 307Michelle O’Callaghan 29 Romance 317Helen Moore 30 Epic 327Rachel Falconer 31 The Position of Poetry: Making and Defending Renaissance Poetics 340Arthur F. Kinney 32 The English Print, c.1550–c.1650 352Malcolm Jones 33 Traditions of Complaint and Satire 367John N. King 34 Love Poetry 378Diana E. Henderson 35 Erotic Poems 392Boika Sokolova 36 Religious Verse 404Elizabeth Clarke 37 Poets, Friends and Patrons: Donne and his Circle; Ben and his Tribe 419Robin Robbins 38 ‘Such pretty things would soon be gone’: The Neglected Genres of Popular Verse, 1480–1650 442Malcolm Jones 39 Local and ‘Customary’ Drama 464Thomas Pettitt 40 Continuities between ‘Medieval’ and ‘Early Modern’ Drama 477Michael O’Connell 41 Political Plays 486Stephen Longstaffe 42 Women and Drama 499Alison Findlay 43 Tales of the City: The Comedies of Ben Jonson and Thomas Middleton 513Peter J. Smith 44 ‘Tied / To Rules of Flattery?’: Court Drama and the Masque 525James Knowles 45 Jacobean Tragedy 545Rowland Wymer 46 Caroline Theatre 556Roy Booth 47 Scientific Writing 565David Colclough 48 Prose Fiction 576Andrew Hadfield 49 Theological Writings and Religious Polemic 589Donna B. Hamilton 50 The English Renaissance Essay: Churchyard, Cornwallis, Florio’s Montaigne and Bacon 600John Lee 51 Diaries 609Elizabeth Clarke 52 Letters 615Jonathan Gibson PART FIVE Issues and Debates 53 Rhetoric 623Marion Trousdale 54 Identity 634A. J. Piesse 55 Was There a Renaissance Feminism? 644Jean E. Howard 56 The Debate on Witchcraft 653James Sharpe 57 Reconstructing the Past: History, Historicism, Histories 662James R. Siemon 58 Sexuality: A Renaissance Category? 674James Knowles 59 Race: A Renaissance Category? 690Margo Hendricks 60 Writing the Nation 699Nicola Royan Index 709
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to EighteenthCentury Poetry
Book SynopsisA COMPANION TO & EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY POETRY A COMPANION TO & EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY POETRYEdited by Christine Gerrard This wide-ranging Companion reflects the dramatic transformation that has taken place in the study of eighteenth-century poetry over the past two decades. New essays by leading scholars in the field address an expanded poetic canon that now incorporates verse by many women poets and other formerly marginalized poetic voices. The volume engages with topical critical debates such as the production and consumption of literary texts, the constructions of femininity, sentiment and sensibility, enthusiasm, politics and aesthetics, and the growth of imperialism. The Companion opens with a section on contexts, considering eighteenth-century poetry's relationships with such topics as party politics, religion, science, the visual arts, and the literary marketplace. A series of close readings of specific poems follows, ranging from familiar texTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1Christine Gerrard PART I Contexts and Perspectives 5 1 Poetry, Politics, and the Rise of Party 7Christine Gerrard 2 Poetry, Politics, and Empire 23Suvir Kaul 3 Poetry and Science 38Clark Lawlor 4 Poetry and Religion 53Emma Mason 5 Poetic Enthusiasm 69John D. Morillo 6 Poetry and the Visual Arts 83Robert Jones 7 Poetry, Popular Culture, and the Literary Marketplace 97George Justice 8 Women Poets and Their Writing in Eighteenth-Century Britain 111Charlotte Grant 9 Poetry, Sentiment, and Sensibility 127Jennifer Keith PART II Readings 143 10 John Gay, The Shepherd's Week 145Mina Gorji 11 Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock and "Eloisa to Abelard" 157Valerie Rumbold 12 Jonathan Swift, the "Stella" Poems 170Ros Ballaster 13 Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Six Town Eclogues and Other Poems 184Isobel Grundy 14 James Thomson, The Seasons 197Christine Gerrard 15 Stephen Duck, The Thresher's Labour, and Mary Collier, The Woman's Labour 209John Goodridge 16 Mary Leapor, "Crumble-Hall" 223David Fairer 17 Mark Akenside, The Pleasures of Imagination 237Adam Rounce 18 Samuel Johnson, London and The Vanity of Human Wishes 252David F. Venturo 19 William Collins, "Ode on the Poetical Character" 265John Sitter 20 Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard 277Suvir Kaul 21 Christopher Smart, Jubilate Agno 290Chris Mounsey 22 Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village, and George Crabbe, The Village 303Caryn Chaden 23 William Cowper, The Task 316Freya Johnston 24 Robert Burns, "Tam o' Shanter" 329Murray Pittock PART III Forms and Genres 339 25 Rhyming Couplets and Blank Verse 341Richard Bradford 26 Epic and Mock-Heroic 356Richard Terry 27 Verse Satire 369Brean Hammond 28 The Ode 386Margaret M. Koehler 29 The Georgic 403Juan Christian Pellicer 30 The Verse Epistle 417Bill Overton PART IV Themes and Debates 429 31 The Constructions of Femininity 431Kathryn R. King 32 Whig and Tory Poetics 444Abigail Williams 33 The Classical Inheritance 458David Hopkins 34 Augustanism and Pre-Romanticism 473Thomas Woodman 35 Recovering the Past: Shakespeare, Spenser, and British Poetic Tradition 486Carolyn D. Williams 36 The Pleasures and Perils of the Imagination 500Paul Baines 37 The Sublime 515Shaun Irlam 38 Poetry and the City 534Markman Ellis 39 Cartography and the Poetry of Place 549Rachel Crawford 40 Rural Poetry and the Self-Taught Tradition 563Bridget Keegan 41 Poetry Beyond the English Borders 577Gerard Carruthers Index 590
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Concise Companion to English Renaissance
Book SynopsisThis Concise Companion launches students into the study of English Renaissance literature through the central contexts that informed it. Places the poetry within contexts such as: economics; religion; empire and exploration; education, humanism and rhetoric; censorship and patronage; royal marriage and succession; treason and rebellion; others in England; private lives; cosmology and the body; and life-writing. Incorporates recent developments in the field, as well as work soon to be published. Entices students to explore the subject further. Provides new syntheses that will be of interest to scholars. All the contributors are highly regarded scholars and teachers. Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors vii Introduction 1Donna B. Hamilton 1 Economics 11S. P. Cerasano 2 Religion 32Donna B. Hamilton 3 Royal Marriage and the Royal Succession 54Paul E. J. Hammer 4 Patronage, Licensing, and Censorship 75Richard Dutton 5 Humanism, Rhetoric, Education 94Peter Mack 6 Manuscripts in Early Modern England 114Heather Wolfe 7 Travel, Exploration, and Empire 136Ralph Bauer 8 Private Life and Domesticity 160Lena Cowen Orlin 9 Treason and Rebellion 180Andrew Hadfield 10 Shakespeare and the Marginalized ‘‘Others’’ 200Carole Levin 11 Cosmology and the Body 217Cynthia Marshall 12 Life-Writing 238Alan Stewart Index 257
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to Milton
Book Synopsis* Winner of the Milton Society of Americaa s Irene Samuels Book Award in 2002. * Invites readers to explore and enjoy Miltona s rich and fascinating work. * Comprises 29 fresh and powerful readings of Miltona s texts and the contexts in which they were created, each written by a leading scholar.Trade Review“Taken together, the 29 essays collected here strike the perfect balance between an exploration of the contexts surrounding Milton’s writings and an intensive analysis of his poems and prose treatises. Uniformly well researched, felicitously written, and cogently argued, these essays are among the best in present-day Milton studies.” (Stephen Baker Hot Fiction Books, 20 September 2012) "Taken together, the 29 essays collected here strike the perfect balance between an exploration of the contexts surrounding Milton's writings and an intensive analysis of his poems and prose treatises. Uniformly well researched, felicitously written, and cogently argued, these essays are among the best in present-day Milton studies. They review previous scholarship while pursuing innovative and exciting lines of inquiry that will surely influence commentary on Milton in the foreseeable future." (Choice) "The present state of Milton studies is admirably represented, while a careful distribution of topics has ensured satisfactory coverage of the field. A splendid exhibition of Milton scholarship as it currently flourishes." (Times Literary Supplement) "students [...] will be admirably served by this comprehensive and readable smorgasbord of current Milton studies." (Renaissance Quarterly) "This companion is enlightening and stimulating and will be a helpful addition to libraries, especially those associated with literary and cultural studies." (Reference Reviews)Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements, Abbreviations and a Note on Editions Used. The Contributors. Part I: The Cultural Context:. 1. Genre: Barbara K. Lewalski (Harvard University). 2. The Classical Literary Tradition: John K. Hale (University of Otago). 3. Milton on the Bible: Regina M. Schwartz (Northwestern University. 4. Literary Baroque and Literary Neoclassicism: Graham Parry (University of York). 5. Milton and English Poetry: Achsah Guibbory (University of Illinois). 6. Milton’s English: Thomas N.Corns (University of Wales, Bangor). Part II: Politics and Religion:. 7. The Legacy of the Late Jacobean Period: Cedric C. Brown (University of Reading). 8. Milton and Puritanism: N. H. Keeble (Stirling University). 9. Radical Heterodoxy and Heresy: John Rumrich (University of Texas). 10. Milton and Ecology: Diane Kelsey McColley (Rutgers University ). 11. The English and Other People: Andrew Hadfield (University of Wales, Aberystwyth). 12. The Literature of Controversy: Joad Raymond (University of Aberdeen). Part III: Texts:. The Early Poetry. 13. ‘On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity’, ‘Upon the Circumcision’ and ‘The Passion’: Thomas N. Corns (University of Wales, Bangor). 14. John Milton’s Comus Leah: S. Marcus (Vanderbilt University). 15. ‘Lycidas’: Stella P. Revard (Southern Illinois University). 16. Early Political Prose: Elizabeth Skerpan Wheeler (Southwest Texas University). 17. Milton, Marriage and Divorce: Annabel Patterson (Yale University). 18. Republicanism: Martin Dzelzainis (Royal Holloway & Bedford New College, University of London). 19. Late Political Prose: Laura Lunger Knoppers (Pennsylvania State University). The Late Poetry. 20. Paradise Lost in Intellectual History: Stephen M. Fallon (University of Notre Dame). 21. The Radical Religious Politics of Paradise Lost: David Loewenstein (University of Wisconsin-Madison). 22. Obedience and Autonomy in Paradise Lost:: Michael Schoenfeldt (University of Michigan). 23. Paradise Lost and the Multiplicity of Time: Amy Boesky. 24. Self-Contradicting Puns in Paradise Lost: John Leonard (University of Western Ontario). 25. Samson Agonistes: Sharon Achinstein (University of Maryland). 26. Pardise Regained: Margaret Kean. Part IV: Influences and Reputation:. 27. Reading Milton, 1674–1800: Kay Gillard Stevenson (University of Essex). 28. Milton: The Romantics and After: Peter J. Kitson (University of Wales, Bangor). Part V: Biography:. 29. The Life Records: Gordon Campbell (University of Leicester). Consolidated Biography. General Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd How to Read a Shakespeare Play
Book SynopsisThis clear and succinct book is designed for general readers who want to know how to go about reading Shakespeare's works for pleasure.Trade Review"In just a few pages, the author manages to unearth the full richness of the Bard, opening the reader's mind and asking questions rather than providing glib, easy answers. This is a terrific beginner's volume for the novice English literature student tasked with studying the works of William Shakespeare, and a valuable re-entry point for the intermediate Shakespeare reader looking for additional analytical methods." (Simply Shakespeare, November 2009) "The first chapter is a fabulous, full-frontal, thirteen-page assault that both dispenses information and suggests effective questions that student readers might employ when reading a text in order to 'read aggressively' (p. 9). What is mildly revolutionary is that it is here, in print, ready to be easily disseminated to students and thus to more easily and readily articulate the type of engagement with a text that we hope and expect our students will undertake. Bevington challenges his readers to think in historical, theatrical, and characterological terms. Bevington's list is instructive and at times brutally honest. Schools should consider investing heavily in this text for the benefit of their pupils; college or university-level students would also be aided by Bevington's straightforward, avuncular reading advice." (Year's Work in English Studies, 2008)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations. 1. How to Read a Shakespeare Play. 2. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 3. Romeo and Juliet. 4. Henry the Fourth, Part I. 5. Hamlet. 6. King Lear. 7. The Tempest. 8. Epilogue. Further Reading. Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Shakespeares Sonnets
Book SynopsisThis introduction provides a concise overview of the central issues and critical responses to Shakespeare's sonnets, looking at the themes, images, and structure of his work, as well as the social and historical circumstances surrounding their creation. Explores the biographical mystery of the identities of the characters addressed. Examines the intangible aspects of each sonnet, such as eroticism and imagination. A helpful appendix offers a summary of each poem with descriptions of key literary figures. Trade Review“Lucid and engaging in its presentation, wide-ranging in its scope, and acute in its analyses, this book provides a valuable overview of Shakespeare's sonnets” Heather Dubrow, University of Wisconsin "Dympna Callaghan provides an informed but most accessible guide to Shakespeare's Sonnets, demystifying and illuminating these enthralling poems in equal measure. She examines them in relation to the conventions and understandings of their own time, to show how they continue to speak so powerfully to ours." Richard Dutton, Ohio State University “Callaghan makes an enduring contribution to scholarship on some of the most accomplished yet enigmatic lyric verse in the English language.” Choice “It presents the ongoing issues clearly, and takes a stand … .Callaghan’s intelligent and concise introduction, demonstrate that … criticism is not tired at all.” Notes and QueriesTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction: Shakespeare’s Perfectly Wilde Sonnets. 2. Identity. 3. Beauty. 4. Love. 5. Numbers. 6. Time. Appendix: The Matter of the Sonnets. Notes. Works Cited. Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Shakespeares Sonnets
Book SynopsisThis introduction provides a concise overview of the central issues and critical responses to Shakespeare's sonnets, looking at the themes, images, and structure of his work, as well as the social and historical circumstances surrounding their creation.Trade Review“Lucid and engaging in its presentation, wide-ranging in its scope, and acute in its analyses, this book provides a valuable overview of Shakespeare's sonnets” Heather Dubrow, University of Wisconsin "Dympna Callaghan provides an informed but most accessible guide to Shakespeare's Sonnets, demystifying and illuminating these enthralling poems in equal measure. She examines them in relation to the conventions and understandings of their own time, to show how they continue to speak so powerfully to ours." Richard Dutton, Ohio State University “Callaghan makes an enduring contribution to scholarship on some of the most accomplished yet enigmatic lyric verse in the English language.” Choice “It presents the ongoing issues clearly, and takes a stand … .Callaghan’s intelligent and concise introduction, demonstrate that … criticism is not tired at all.” Notes and QueriesTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction: Shakespeare’s Perfectly Wilde Sonnets. 2. Identity. 3. Beauty. 4. Love. 5. Numbers. 6. Time. Appendix: The Matter of the Sonnets. Notes. Works Cited. Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to Renaissance Drama
Book SynopsisA guide to Renaissance plays and the world they played to. It offers a comprehensive overview of the material conditions of England's most important dramatic period. It looks at the drama in terms of its cultural agency, its collaborative nature, and its ideological complexity.Trade Review"This collection contains a wealth of information about the vast and rich domain of Renaissance drama. Always lively, the essays display state-of-the-art scholarship on the plays, the playwrights, the theater, and the culture of Early Modern England. It will be an indispensible scholarly resource for those interested in the entirety of the Renaissance theatrical world, an arena which, as this volume definitively confirms, encompassed a rich array of playmakers and theatrical forms." Jean Howard, Columbia University "Serious first-time readers of Renaissance drama, as well as veteran teachers looking for a credible source of current information, will likely find this substantial volume of great utility." ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Illustrations xi Notes on Contributors xii Acknowledgments xviii Introduction: The Dramatic World of the Renaissance 1 Arthur F. Kinney PART ONE The Drama’s World 11 1 The Politics of Renaissance England 13 Norman Jones 2 Political Thought and the Theater, 1580–1630 25 Annabel Patterson 3 Religious Persuasions, c.1580–c.1620 40 Lori Anne Ferrell 4 Social Discourse and the Changing Economy 50 Lee Beier 5 London and Westminster 68 Ian W. Archer 6 Vagrancy 83 William C. Carroll 7 Family and Household 93 Martin Ingram 8 Travel and Trade 109 William H. Sherman 9 Everyday Custom and Popular Culture 121 Michael Bristol 10 Magic and Witchcraft 135 Deborah Willis PART TWO The World of Drama 145 11 Playhouses 147 Herbert Berry 12 The Transmission of an English Renaissance Play-Text 163 Grace Ioppolo 13 Playing Companies and Repertory 180 Roslyn L. Knutson 14 Must the Devil Appear?: Audiences, Actors, Stage Business 193 S. P. Cerasano 15 “The Actors are Come Hither”: Traveling Companies 212 Peter H. Greenfield 16 Jurisdiction of Theater and Censorship 223 Richard Dutton PART THREE Kinds of Drama 237 17 Medieval and Reformation Roots 239 Raphael Falco 18 The Academic Drama 257 Robert S. Knapp 19 “What Revels are in Hand?”: Performances in the Great Households 266 Suzanne Westfall 20 Progresses and Court Entertainments 281 R. Malcolm Smuts 21 Civic Drama 294 Lawrence Manley 22 Boy Companies and Private Theaters 314 Michael Shapiro 23 Revenge Tragedy 326 Eugene D. Hill 24 Staging the Malcontent in Early Modern England 336 Mark Thornton Burnett 25 City Comedy 353 John A. Twyning 26 Domestic Tragedy: Private Life on the Public Stage 367 Lena Cowen Orlin 27 Romance and Tragicomedy 384 Maurice Hunt 28 Gendering the Stage 399 Alison Findlay 29 Closet Drama Marta Straznicky 416 PART FOUR Dramatists 431 30 Continental Influences 433 Lawrence F. Rhu 31 Christopher Marlowe 446 Emily C. Bartels 32 Ben Jonson 464 W. David Kay 33 Sidney, Cary, Wroth 482 Margaret Ferguson 34 Thomas Middleton 507 John Jowett 35 Beaumont and Fletcher 524 Lee Bliss 36 Collaboration 540 Philip C. McGuire 37 John Webster 553 Elli Abraham Shellist 38 John Ford 567 Mario DiGangi Index 584
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd How To Do Things With Shakespeare
Book SynopsisHOW TO DO THINGS WITH SHAKESPEARE HOW TO DO THINGS WITH SHAKESPEARE This is a companion to Shakespeare with a difference. Vive la différance! DAVID BEVINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Doing things with literature: scholarly articles are not the only way to go. Aristotle uses a lecture, Horace a letter, Sidney a mock oration. Laurie Maguire and the contributors to this book engage in a genial conversation that invites students in. Like all good conversations, this one admits first-person candor, keeps things lively by changing the subject five times, welcomes disagreements, and waits for what the reader-listener is going to do in response. BRUCE SMITH, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESTrade Review"The contributors to Laurie Maguire's book show by doing.... They are unusually present in what they write, speaking directly to their presumed student readers. This is in some ways the sort of writing we associate with school textbooks, and it is all the better for that." (Times Literary Supplement, October 2008)Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Introduction: Laurie E. Maguire (Magdalen College, University of Oxford). Part I How To Do Things with Sources. 1. French Connections: The Je-Ne-Sais-Quoi in Montaigne and Shakespeare: Richard Scholar (Oriel College, Oxford). 2. Romancing the Greeks: Cymbeline’s Genres and Models: Tanya Pollard (Brooklyn College, City University of New York). 3. How the Renaissance (Mis)Used Sources: The Art of Misquotation: Julie Maxwell (Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge). Part II How To Do Things with History. 4. Henry VIII, or All is True: Shakespeare’s “Favorite” Play: Chris R. Kyle (Syracuse University). 5. Catholicism and Conversion in Love’s Labour’s Lost: Gillian Woods (Wadham College, Oxford). Part III How To Do Things with Texts. 6. Watching as Reading: The Audience and Written Text in Shakespeare’s Playhouse: Tiffany Stern (University College, Oxford). 7. What Do Editors Do and Why Does It Matter?: Anthony B. Dawson (University of British Columbia). Part IV How To Do Things with Animals. 8. “The dog is himself”: Humans, Animals, and Self-Control in The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Erica Fudge. (Middlesex University). 9. Sheepishness in The Winter’s Tale: Paul Yachnin (McGill University). Part V How To Do Things with Posterity. 10. Time and the Nature of Sequence in Shakespeare’s Sonnets: “In sequent toil all forwards do contend”: Georgia Brown (independent scholar). 11. Canons and Cultures: Is Shakespeare Universal? : A. E. B. Coldiron (Florida State University). 12. “Freezing the Snowman”: (How) Can We Do Performance Criticism?: Emma Smith (Hertford College, Oxford). Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd How To Do Things With Shakespeare
Book SynopsisHOW TO DO THINGS WITH SHAKESPEARE HOW TO DO THINGS WITH SHAKESPEARE This is a companion to Shakespeare with a difference. Vive la différance! DAVID BEVINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Doing things with literature: scholarly articles are not the only way to go. Aristotle uses a lecture, Horace a letter, Sidney a mock oration. Laurie Maguire and the contributors to this book engage in a genial conversation that invites students in. Like all good conversations, this one admits first-person candor, keeps things lively by changing the subject five times, welcomes disagreements, and waits for what the reader-listener is going to do in response. BRUCE SMITH, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESTrade Review“Maguire … does not seek to force the essays into convenient (and conventional) critical boxes. Rather, she asks her contributors to open their essays with discussions of the questions and contexts that drove them to pursue their topic and then write about it. Highly recommended.” (Choice Reviews, October 2008)Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Introduction: Laurie E. Maguire (Magdalen College, University of Oxford). Part I How To Do Things with Sources. 1. French Connections: The Je-Ne-Sais-Quoi in Montaigne and Shakespeare: Richard Scholar (Oriel College, Oxford). 2. Romancing the Greeks: Cymbeline’s Genres and Models: Tanya Pollard (Brooklyn College, City University of New York). 3. How the Renaissance (Mis)Used Sources: The Art of Misquotation: Julie Maxwell (Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge). Part II How To Do Things with History. 4. Henry VIII, or All is True: Shakespeare’s “Favorite” Play: Chris R. Kyle (Syracuse University). 5. Catholicism and Conversion in Love’s Labour’s Lost: Gillian Woods (Wadham College, Oxford). Part III How To Do Things with Texts. 6. Watching as Reading: The Audience and Written Text in Shakespeare’s Playhouse: Tiffany Stern (University College, Oxford). 7. What Do Editors Do and Why Does It Matter?: Anthony B. Dawson (University of British Columbia). Part IV How To Do Things with Animals. 8. “The dog is himself”: Humans, Animals, and Self-Control in The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Erica Fudge. (Middlesex University). 9. Sheepishness in The Winter’s Tale: Paul Yachnin (McGill University). Part V How To Do Things with Posterity. 10. Time and the Nature of Sequence in Shakespeare’s Sonnets: “In sequent toil all forwards do contend”: Georgia Brown (independent scholar). 11. Canons and Cultures: Is Shakespeare Universal? : A. E. B. Coldiron (Florida State University). 12. “Freezing the Snowman”: (How) Can We Do Performance Criticism?: Emma Smith (Hertford College, Oxford). Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to Shakespeares Works Volume I
Book SynopsisThis four-volume Companion to Shakespeare''s Works, compiled as a single entity, offers a uniquely comprehensive snapshot of current Shakespeare criticism. Brings together new essays from a mixture of younger and more established scholars from around the world - Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Examines each of Shakespeare's plays and major poems, using all the resources of contemporary criticism, from performance studies to feminist, historicist, and textual analysis. Volumes are organized in relation to generic categories: namely the histories, the tragedies, the romantic comedies, and the late plays, problem plays and poems. Each volume contains individual essays on all texts in the relevant category, as well as more general essays looking at critical issues and approaches more widely relevant to the genre. Offers a provocative roadmap to Shakespeare studies at the dawTrade Review"Whether for the student wishing for an overview of critical approaches or anxious to fill in the gaps in his Shakespearean culture, for those wishing to catch up on the diversity of literary theories, or for the inquisitive browser, this set of volumes assuredly charts the map of current criticism." Cahiers Elisabethains "Those who are intimidated by the publishers' grandiose claim that the set would constitute 'a provocative roadmap to Shakespeare studies at the dawning of the twenty-first century' will breathe a sigh of relief to discover that the essays are not only readable, they are informative and stimulating. Essential." Choice Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors vii Introduction 1 1 “A rarity most beloved”: Shakespeare and the Idea of Tragedy 4David Scott Kastan 2 The Tragedies of Shakespeare’s Contemporaries 23Martin Coyle 3 Minds in Company: Shakespearean Tragic Emotions 47Katherine Rowe 4 The Divided Tragic Hero 73Catherine Belsey 5 Disjointed Times and Half-Remembered Truths in Shakespearean Traged 95Philippa Berry 6 Reading Shakespeare’s Tragedies of Love: Romeo and Juliet, Othello, and Antony and Cleopatra in Early Modern England 108Sasha Roberts 7 Hamlet Productions Starring Beale, Hawke, and Darling From the Perspective of Performance History 134Bernice W. Kliman 8 Text and Tragedy l58Graham Holderness 9 Shakespearean Tragedy and Religious Identity 178Richard C. McCoy 10 Shakespeare’s Roman Tragedies 199Gordon Braden 11 Tragedy and Geography 219Jerry Brotton 12 Classic Film Versions of Shakespeare’s Tragedies: A Mirror for the Times 241Kenneth S. Rothwell 13 Contemporary Film Versions of the Tragedies 262Mark Thornton Burnett 14 Titus Andronicus: A Time for Race and Revenge 284Ian Smith 15 “There is no world without Verona walls”: The City in Romeo and Juliet 303Naomi Conn Liebler 16 “He that thou knowest thine”: Friendship and Service in Hamlet 319Michael Neill 17 Julius Caesar 339Rebecca W. Bushnell 18 Othello and the Problem of Blackness 357Kim F. Hall 19 King Lear 375Kiernan Ryan 20 Macbeth, the Present, and the Past 393Kathleen McLuskie 21 The Politics of Empathy in Antony and Cleopatra: A View from Below 411Jyotsna G. Singh 22 Timon of Athens: The Dialectic of Usury, Nihilism, and Art 430Hugh Grady 23 Coriolanus and the Politics of Theatrical Pleasure 452Cynthia Marshall Index 473
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to Shakespeares Works Volume II
Book SynopsisThis four-volume Companion to Shakespeare''s Works, compiled as a single entity, offers a uniquely comprehensive snapshot of current Shakespeare criticism. Brings together new essays from a mixture of younger and more established scholars from around the world - Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Examines each of Shakespeare's plays and major poems, using all the resources of contemporary criticism, from performance studies to feminist, historicist, and textual analysis. Volumes are organized in relation to generic categories: namely the histories, the tragedies, the romantic comedies, and the late plays, problem plays and poems. Each volume contains individual essays on all texts in the relevant category, as well as more general essays looking at critical issues and approaches more widely relevant to the genre. Offers a provocative roadmap to Shakespeare studies at the dawTrade Review"Whether for the student wishing for an overview of critical approaches or anxious to fill in the gaps in his Shakespearean culture, for those wishing to catch up on the diversity of literary theories, or for the inquisitive browser, this set of volumes assuredly charts the map of current criticism." Cahiers ElisabethainsTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Introduction. 1. The Writing of History in Shakespeare’s England (Ivo Kamps). 2. Shakespeare and Contemporary Dramatists of History (Richard Helgerson). 3. Censorship and the Problems with History in Shakespeare’s England (Cyndia Susan Clegg). 4. Nation Formation and the English History Plays (Patricia A. Cahill). 5. The Irish Text and Subtext of Shakespeare’s English Histories (Willy Maley). 6. Theories of Kingship in Shakespeare’s England (William C. Carroll). 7. "To beguile the time, look like the time": Contemporary Film Versions of Shakespeare’s Histories (Peter J. Smith). 8. The Elizabethan History Play: A True Genre (Paulina Kewes). 9. Damned Commotion: Riot and Rebellion in Shakespeare’s Histories (James Holstun). 10. Manliness Before Individualism: Masculinity, Effeminacy, and Homoerotics in Shakespeare’s History Plays (Rebecca Ann Bach). 11. French Marriages and the Protestant Nation in Shakespeare’s History Plays (Linda Gregerson). 12. The First Tetralogy in Performance (Ric Knowles). 13. The Second Tetralogy: Performance as Interpretation (Lois Potter). 14. 1 Henry VI (David Bevington). 15. Suffolk and the Pirates: Disordered Relations in Shakespeare’s 2 Henry VI (Thomas Cartelli). 16. Vexed Relations: Family, State, and the Uses of Women in 3 Henry VI (Kathryn Schwarz). 17. "The power of hope?" An Early Modern Reader of Richard III (James Siemon). 18. King John (Virginia Mason Vaughan). 19. The King’s Melting Body: Richard II (Lisa Hopkins). 20. 1 Henry IV (James Knowles). 21. Henry IV, Part 2: A Critical History (Jonathan Crewe). 22. Henry V (Andrew Hadfield). Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to Shakespeares Works Volume IV
Book SynopsisThis four-volume Companion to Shakespeare''s Works, compiled as a single entity, offers a uniquely comprehensive snapshot of current Shakespeare criticism. Brings together new essays from a mixture of younger and more established scholars from around the world - Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Examines each of Shakespeare's plays and major poems, using all the resources of contemporary criticism, from performance studies to feminist, historicist, and textual analysis. Volumes are organized in relation to generic categories: namely the histories, the tragedies, the romantic comedies, and the late plays, problem plays and poems. Each volume contains individual essays on all texts in the relevant category, as well as more general essays looking at critical issues and approaches more widely relevant to the genre. Offers a provocative roadmap to Shakespeare studies at the dawning ofTrade Review"Whether for the student wishing for an overview of critical approaches or anxious to fill in the gaps in his Shakespearean culture, for those wishing to catch up on the diversity of literary theories, or for the inquisitive browser, this set of volumes assuredly charts the map of current criticism." Cahiers ElisabethainsTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Introduction. 1. Shakespeare s Sonnets and the History of Sexuality: A Reception Hisotry: Bruce R. Smith. 2. The Book of Changes in a Time of Change: Ovid s Metamorphoses in Post-Reformation England and Venus and Adonis: Dympna Callaghan. 3. Shakespeare s Problem Plays and the Drama of His Time: Troilus and Cressida, Alls Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure: Paul Yachnin. 4. The Privy and Its Double: Scatology and Satire in Shakespeares Theatre: Bruce Boehrer. 5. Hymeneal Blood, Interchangeable Women, and the Early Modern Marriage Economy in Measure for Measure and Alls Well That Ends Well: Theodora A. Jankowski. 6. Varieties of Collaboration in Shakespeares Problem Plays and Late Plays: John Jowett. 7. What s in a Name? Tragicomedy, Romance, or Late Comedy: Barbara A. Mowat. 8. Fashion: Shakespeare and Beaumont and Fletcher: Russ McDonald. 9. Place and Space in Three Late Plays: John Gillies. 10. The Politics and Technology of Spectacle in the Late Plays: David M. Bergeron. 11. The Tempest in Performance: Diana E. Henderson. 12. What It Feels Like For a Boy: Shakespeare s Venus and Adonis: Richard Rambuss. 13. Publishing Shame: The Rape of Lucrece: Copplia Kahn. 14. The Sonnets: Sequence, Sexuality, and Shakespeares Two Loves: Valerie Traub. 15. The Two-Party System in Troilus and Cressida: Linda Charnes. 16. Opening Doubts Upon the Law: Measure for Measure: Karen Cunningham. 17. Doctor She. Healing and Sex in All s Well That Ends Well: Barbara Howard Traister. 18. You not your child well loving . Text and Family Structure in Pericles: Suzanne Gossett. 19. Imagine Me, Gentle Spectators . Iconomachy and The Winters Tale: Marion O Connor. 20. Cymbeline: Patriotism and Performance: Valerie Wayne. 21. Meaner Ministers : Mastery, Bondage, and Theatrical Labor in The Tempest: Daniel Vitkus. 22. Queens and the Structure of History in Henry VIII: Susan Frye. 23. Mixed Messages: The Aesthetics of The Two Noble Kinsmen: Julie Sanders. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The WileyBlackwell Encyclopedia of
Book SynopsisThe Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Eighteenth-Century Writers and Writing1660-1789 features coverage of the lives and works of almost 500 notable writers based in the British Isles from the return of the British monarchy in 1660 until the French Revolution of 1789. Broad coverage of writers and texts presents a new picture of 18th-century British authorship Takes advantage of newly expanded eighteenth-century canon to include significantly more women writers and labouring-class writers than have traditionally been studied Draws on the latest scholarship to more accurately reflect the literary achievements of the long eighteenth century Trade Review"As with any good collection of biographical essays, one finds many humanizing snippets that bring the century closer to us than any accumulation of facts and dates can do ... The volume reminds us why we fell in love with this period." (The Scriblerian and The Kit-Cats, 1 October 2013) "This modest volume offers an excellent reference resource for students and scholars, but, as the authors explain, their aim is not only provide ‘reliable and accessible information’ but also ‘to offer a kind of browsing sense of interconnection between writers, and indeed a sample of the collective variety of the period’ (p. xxii)." (Years Work in English Studies, 1 August 2013) "Excellent ... The range of authors covered in the encyclopaedia, while not exhaustive, should definitely be sufficient for most undergraduate or postgraduate students." (Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 17 July 2013)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Timeline. Introduction and Further Reading. Entries A–Z. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to American Fiction 1780 1865
Book SynopsisThis Companion presents the current state of criticism in the field of American fiction from the earliest declarations of nationhood to secession and civil war. Draws heavily on historical and cultural contexts in its consideration of American fiction Relates the fiction of the period to conflicts about territory and sovereignty and to issues of gender, race, ethnicity and identity Covers different forms of fiction, including children's literature, sketches, polemical pieces, historical romances, Gothic novels and novels of exploration Considers both canonical and lesser-known authors, including James Fennimore Cooper, Hannah Foster, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville and Harriet Beecher Stowe Treats neglected topics, such as the Western novel, science and the novel, and American fiction in languages other than English Trade Review"Particularly impressive... Taken together the essays constitute a dense realization of a critically resurgent period, with the historical dimension emphatic throughout." American Literary Scholarship "A good resource for those just embarking on the study of American literature. Recommended." ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Illustrations viii Notes on Contributors ix Acknowledgments xvi Introduction 1 Shirley Samuels PART I Historical and Cultural Contexts 5 1 National Narrative and the Problem of American Nationhood 7 J. Gerald Kennedy 2 Fiction and Democracy 20 Paul Downes 3 Democratic Fictions 31 Sandra M. Gustafson 4 Engendering American Fictions 40 Martha J. Cutter and Caroline F. Levander 5 Race and Ethnicity 52 Robert S. Levine 6 Class 64 Philip Gould 7 Sexualities 75 Valerie Rohy 8 Religion 87 Paul Gutjahr 9 Education and Polemic 97 Stephanie Foote 10 Marriage and Contract 108 Naomi Morgenstern 11 Transatlantic Ventures 119 Wil Verhoeven and Stephen Shapiro 12 Other Languages, Other Americas 131 Kirsten Silva Gruesz PART II Forms of Fiction 145 13 Literary Histories 147 Michael Drexler and Ed White 14 Breeding and Reading: Chesterfieldian Civility in the Early Republic 158 Christopher Lukasik 15 The American Gothic 168 Marianne Noble 16 Sensational Fiction 179 Shelley Streeby 17 Melodrama and American Fiction 191 Lori Merish 18 Delicate Boundaries: Passing and Other ‘‘Crossings’’ in Fictionalized Slave Narratives 204 Cherene Sherrard-Johnson 19 Doctors, Bodies, and Fiction 216 Stephanie P. Browner 20 Law and the American Novel 228 Laura H. Korobkin 21 Labor and Fiction 239 Cindy Weinstein 22 Words for Children 249 Carol J. Singley 23 Dime Novels 262 Colin T. Ramsey and Kathryn Zabelle Derounian-Stodola 24 Reform and Antebellum Fiction 274 Chris Castiglia PART III Authors, Locations, Purposes 285 25 The Problem of the City 287 Heather Roberts 26 New Landscapes 301 Timothy Sweet 27 The Gothic Meets Sensation: Charles Brockden Brown, Edgar Allan Poe, George Lippard, and E. D. E. N. Southworth 314 Dana Luciano 28 Retold Legends: Washington Irving, James Kirke Paulding, and John Pendleton Kennedy 330 Philip Barnard 29 Captivity and Freedom: Ann Eliza Bleecker, Harriet Prescott Spofford, and Washington Irving’s ‘‘Rip Van Winkle’’ 342 Eric Gary Anderson 30 New England Tales: Catharine Sedgwick, Catherine Brown, and the Dislocations of Indian Land 353 Bethany Schneider 31 Harriet Beecher Stowe, Caroline Lee Hentz, Herman Melville, and American Racialist Exceptionalism 365 Katherine Adams 32 Fictions of the South: Southern Portraits of Slavery 378 Nancy Buffington 33 The West 388 Edward Watts 34 The Old Southwest: Mike Fink, Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, Johnson Jones Hooper, and George Washington Harris 400 David Rachels 35 James Fenimore Cooper and the Invention of the American Novel 411 Wayne Franklin 36 The Sea: Herman Melville and Moby-Dick 425 Stephanie A. Smith 37 National Narrative and National History 434 Russ Castronovo Index 445
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Shakespeares Ideas
Book SynopsisAn in-depth exploration, through his plays and poems, of the philosophy of Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a great mind. Written by a leading Shakespearean scholar Discusses an array of topics, including sex and gender, politics and political theory, writing and acting, religious controversy and issues of faith, skepticism and misanthropy, and closure Explores Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a great mind Trade Review"Bevington sees a development in how important Shakespeare felt certain topics were, and so the structure of the book is both chronological and thematic, beginning with the early romances and ending with the dark eschatology of the last plays." (English, December 2010) "A personal and passionate reading of the author, unwilling to look for conclusions where there are none. Humane, wise and almost infuriatingly judicious, Shakespeare's Ideas celebrates the plurality inherent to Shakespeare's works and the expansive mind behind them." (Times Literary Supplement, February 2009) Bevington's newest book wears its considerable erudition lightly and, for the most part, well. Bevington (Univ. of Chicago) begins by pointing out that one cannot know the thoughts of Shakespeare the man, but that the plays and poems, looked at as a whole, do present a kind of philosophy--one of balance and moderation. Chapters on sex and gender, politics, writing, religion, and other topics all suggest that though Shakespeare created characters with extreme and wide-ranging views, the world of the plays (and thus perhaps of Shakespeare himself) rewards compassion, understanding, forgiveness, duty, and above all, love. In general, this is not a book for scholars; Bevington does not offer highly theoretical readings or bring up scholarly debates about meaning and textuality. But his immense knowledge of the plays and the era allow him to present complex ideas in an engaging, completely readable manner that will appeal to all readers, no matter their background. Though it offers nothing new to those who study the plays for a living, everyone else will find it a masterpiece of thoughtful investigation into the plays. Summing Up: Essential. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, general readers. -- A. Castaldo, Widener University (Choice, February 2009) "It's an absorbing journey, and one that will fascinate both general readers and serious scholars alike." (Yorkshire Evening Post, October 2008)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ix 1 A Natural Philosopher 1 2 Lust in Action Shakespeare's Ideas on Sex and Gender 15 3 What is Honour? Shakespeare's Ideas on Politics and Political Theory 42 4 Hold the Mirror Up to Nature Shakespeare's Ideas on Writing and Acting 74 5 What Form of Prayer Can Serve My Turn? Shakespeare’s Ideas on Religious Controversy and Issues of Faith 106 6 Is Man No More Than This? Shakespeare's Ideas on Scepticism, Doubt, Stoicism, Pessimism, Misanthropy 143 7 Here Our Play Has Ending Ideas of Closure in the Late Plays 177 8 Credo 213 Further Reading 218 Index 227
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Shakespeares Ideas
Book SynopsisShakespeare was not, strictly speaking, a philosopher. That is, he did not write essays or treatises arguing philosophical positions or proposing an all-embracing philosophical scheme.Trade Review"Bevington sees a development in how important Shakespeare felt certain topics were, and so the structure of the book is both chronological and thematic, beginning with the early romances and ending with the dark eschatology of the last plays." (English, December 2010) “The book ranges across almost the entire canon, bringing together telling moments from an array of texts, but pausing long enough on particular plays to offer nuanced readings. The undergraduate or general reader should enjoy this fluent and well-paced tour through the major plays, and will get a good sense, especially in the first half of the book, of important political, religious and dramatic contexts. The carefully chosen bibliography should stimulate students to explore the ideas summarized here in considerably more detail.” (Times Higher Education Supplement, December 2008) "Bevington's newest book wears its considerable erudition lightly and, for the most part, well. Bevington (Univ. of Chicago) begins by pointing out that one cannot know the thoughts of Shakespeare the man, but that the plays and poems, looked at as a whole, do present a kind of philosophy--one of balance and moderation. Chapters on sex and gender, politics, writing, religion, and other topics all suggest that though Shakespeare created characters with extreme and wide-ranging views, the world of the plays (and thus perhaps of Shakespeare himself) rewards compassion, understanding, forgiveness, duty, and above all, love. In general, this is not a book for scholars; Bevington does not offer highly theoretical readings or bring up scholarly debates about meaning and textuality. But his immense knowledge of the plays and the era allow him to present complex ideas in an engaging, completely readable manner that will appeal to all readers, no matter their background. Though it offers nothing new to those who study the plays for a living, everyone else will find it a masterpiece of thoughtful investigation into the plays." (Choice, February 2009) "It's an absorbing journey, and one that will fascinate both general readers and serious scholars alike." (Yorkshire Evening Post, October 2008)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ix 1 A Natural Philosopher 1 2 Lust in Action Shakespeare's Ideas on Sex and Gender 15 3 What is Honour? Shakespeare's Ideas on Politics and Political Theory 42 4 Hold the Mirror Up to Nature Shakespeare's Ideas on Writing and Acting 74 5 What Form of Prayer Can Serve My Turn? Shakespeare’s Ideas on Religious Controversy and Issues of Faith 106 6 Is Man No More Than This? Shakespeare's Ideas on Scepticism, Doubt, Stoicism, Pessimism, Misanthropy 143 7 Here Our Play Has Ending Ideas of Closure in the Late Plays 177 8 Credo 213 Further Reading 218 Index 227
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Reading SixteenthCentury Poetry
Book SynopsisReading Sixteenth-Century Poetry combines close readings of individual poems with a critical consideration of the historical context in which they were written. Informative and original, this book has been carefully designed to enable readers to understand, enjoy, and be inspired by sixteenth-century poetry. Close reading of a wide variety of sixteenth-century poems, canonical and non-canonical, by men and by women, from print and manuscript culture, across the major literary modes and genres Poems read within their historical context, with reference to five major cultural revolutions: Renaissance humanism, the Reformation, the modern nation-state, companionate marriage, and the scientific revolution Offers in-depth discussion of Skelton, Wyatt, Surrey, Isabella Whitney, Gascoigne, Philip Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe, Mary Sidney Herbert, Donne, and Shakespeare Presents a separate study of all five of Shakespeare's major poems - VenuTrade Review“Highly useful in addressing the formal and generic concerns of sixteenth-century poets, and thus in demonstrating close reading, Reading Sixteenth-Century Poetry fails to address the equally important political and theoretical period discourses or the methodologies needed to address them. The unbalanced infatuation with authorial vocation and authorial perspectives thus limits the usefulness of the text. Cheney’s companion text may thus represent a more widespread return to traditional author-centered interpretive theories and a turn away from poststructural approaches.” (Journal of the Northern Renaissance, 1 December 2012) "Cheney's eye for such intertextual allusion transforms what could have been a series of isolated close readings into a delicately unified exposition of a century's worth of literary dialogue." (Times Literary Supplement, 23 December 2011) "A carefully selected bibliography that focuses on background sources as well as on primary works and significant critical material is a valuable supplement to the author's consideration of the poetry. Cheney develops his thesis clearly and makes an important contribution to Renaissance scholarship. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." (Choice, 1 October 2011) Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 The Pleasures and Uses of Sixteenth-Century Poetry Part I 1500–1558. Reading Early Tudor Poetry: Henrician, Edwardian, Marian 19 1 Voice 21 The Poetic Style of Character: Plain and Eloquent Speaking 2 Perception 43 The Crisis of the Reformation, or, What the Poet Sees: Self, Beloved, God 3 World 66 The Poet’s Ecology of Place: Sky, Sea, Soil 4 Form 90 The Idea of a Poem: Elegy, Pastoral, Sonnet, Satire, Epic 5 Career 115 The Role of the Poet in Society: Skelton, Wyatt, and Surrey Part II 1558–1600. Reading Elizabethan Poetry 139 6 Voice 141 The Poetic Style of Character: From Plain Eloquence to the Metaphysical Sublime 7 Perception 163 What the Poet Sees, and the Advent of Modern Personage: Desire, Idolatry, Transport, Partnership 8 World 185 The Poet’s Ecology of Place: Cosmos, Colony, Country 9 Form 208 Fictions of Poetic Kind: Pastoral, Sonnet, Epic, Minor Epic, Hymn 10 Career 231 The Role of the Poet in Society: Whitney, Spenser, and Marlowe Part III A Special Case 255 11 Shakespeare: Voice, Perception, World, Form, Career 257 Conclusion 280 Retrospective Poetry: Donne and the End of Sixteenth-Century Poetry Bibliography 288 Index 323
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to Early Modern Womens Writing
Book SynopsisThis timely volume represents one of the first comprehensive, student-oriented guides to the under-published field of early modern women''s writing. Brings together more than twenty leading international scholars to provide the definitive survey volume to the field of early modern women''s writing Examines individual texts, including works by Mary Sidney, Margaret Cavendish and Aphra Behn Explores the historical context and generic diversity of early modern women''s writing, as well as the theoretical issues that underpin its study Provides a clear sense of the full extent of women''s contributions to early modern literary culture Trade Review"Pacheco (humanities, Univ. of Hertfordshire) has produced a much-needed collection that puts into historical and literary perspective the study of early modern women and their writings. [...] In scholarship and critical depth, this volume compares favourably to the many recent publications on early modern women; what makes it particularly useful is its accessibility to students just becoming acquainted with the field." Choice "This is a worthwhile and well-produced volume ... [it] would make an excellent core text for students on courses on early modern women's writing or gender studies[.]" English Historical ReviewTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors x Introduction xiv PART ONE Contexts 1 1 Women and Education 3 Kenneth Charlton 2 Religion and the Construction of the Feminine 22 Diane Willen 3 Women, Property and Law 40 Tim Stretton 4 Women and Work 58 Sara H. Mendelson 5 Women and Writing 77 Margaret J. M. Ezell PART TWO Readings 95 6 Isabella Whitney, A Sweet Nosegay 97 Patricia Brace 7 Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, Psalmes 110 Debra K. Rienstra 8 Aemilia Lanyer, Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum 125 Susanne Woods 9 Elizabeth Cary, The Tragedy of Mariam and History 136 Elaine Beilin 10 Mary Wroth, The Countess of Montgomery’s Urania 150 Naomi J. Miller 11 Margaret Cavendish, A True Relation of My Birth, Breeding and Life 165 Gweno Williams 12 Anna Trapnel, Anna Trapnel’s Report and Plea 177 Hilary Hinds 13 Katherine Philips, Poems 189 Elizabeth H. Hageman 14 Aphra Behn, The Rover, Part One 203 Anita Pacheco 15 Mary Astell, Critic of the Marriage Contract/Social Contract Analogue 216 Patricia Springborg PART THREE Genres 229 16 Autobiography 231 Sheila Ottway 17 Defences of Women 248 Frances Teague and Rebecca De Haas 18 Prophecy 264 Elaine Hobby 19 Women’s Poetry 1550–1700: ‘Not Unfit to be Read’ 282 Bronwen Price 20 Prose Fiction 303 Paul Salzman 21 Drama 317 Sophie Tomlinson PART FOUR Issues and Debates 337 22 The Work of Women in the Age of Electronic Reproduction: The Canon, Early Modern Women Writers and the Postmodern Reader 339 Melinda Alliker Rabb 23 Feminist Historiography 361 Margo Hendricks Index 377
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to the EighteenthCentury English
Book SynopsisA Companion to the Eighteenth-century Novel furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral contexts. An up-to-date resource for the study of the eighteenth-century novel Furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral context Foregrounds those topics of most historical and political relevance to the twenty-first century Explores formative influences on the eighteenth-century novel, its engagement with the major issues and philosophies of the period, and its lasting legacy Covers both traditional themes, such as narrative authority and print culture, and cutting-edge topics, such as globalization, nationhood, technology, and science Considers both canonical and non-canonical literature Trade Review"A team of two dozen prominent scholars ... .Here report on the state of the art in 18th century novel studies. Nearly all the work is cutting edge, and almost every page challenges conventional wisdom ... .Specialists in the early novel will find this wide-ranging and theoretically sophisticated work provocative. Highly recommended." CHOICE “Editors Paula R. Backscheider and Catherine Ingrassia have assembled an impressive collection of authors … .Visiting or revisiting a complex cultural topography." ECF "The Variety of texts treated in this volume is rich, unapologetic, and one of its real pleasures." The Journal for Early Modern Cultural StudiesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations viii Notes on Contributors x Introduction 1 Catherine Ingrassia Shared Bibliography 18 PART ONE Formative Influences 23 1. "I have now done with my island, and all manner of discourse about it": Crusoe's Farther Adventures and the Unwritten History of the Novel 25 Robert Markley 2. Fiction/Translation/Transnation: The Secret History of the Eighteenth-Century Novel 48 Srinivas Aravamudan 3. Narrative Transmigrations: The Oriental Tale and the Novel in Eighteenth-Century Britain 75 Ros Ballaster 4. Age of Peregrination: Travel Writing and the Eighteenth-Century Novel 97 Elizabeth Bohls 5. Milton and the Poetics of Ecstasy in Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Fiction 117 Robert A. Erickson 6. Representing Resistance: British Seduction Stories, 1660–1800 140 Toni Bowers PART TWO The World of the Eighteenth-Century Novel 165 7. Why Fanny Can’t Read: Joseph Andrews and the (Ir)relevance of Literacy 167 Paula McDowell 8. Memory and Mobility: Fictions of Population in Defoe, Goldsmith, and Scott 191 Charlotte Sussman 9. The Erotics of the Novel 214 James Grantham Turner 10. The Original American Novel, or, The American Origin of the Novel 235 Elizabeth Maddock Dillon 11. New Contexts for Early Novels by Women: The Case of Eliza Haywood, Aaron Hill, and the Hillarians, 1719–1725 261 Kathryn R. King 12. Momentary Fame: Female Novelists in Eighteenth-Century Book Reviews 276 Laura Runge 13. Women, Old Age, and the Eighteenth-Century Novel 299 Devoney Looser 14. Joy and Happiness 321 Adam Potkay PART THREE The Novel's Modern Legacy 341 15. The Eighteenth-Century Novel and Print Culture: A Proposed Modesty 343 Christopher Flint 16. An Emerging New Canon of the British Eighteenth-Century Novel: Feminist Criticism, the Means of Cultural Production, and the Question of Value 365 John Richetti 17. Queer Gothic 383 George E. Haggerty 18. Conversable Fictions 399 Kathryn Sutherland 19. Racial Legacies: The Speaking Countenance and the Character Sketch in the Novel 419 Roxann Wheeler 20. Home Economics: Representations of Poverty in Eighteenth-Century Fiction 441 Ruth Perry 21. Whatever Happened to the Gordon Riots? 459 Carol Houlihan Flynn 22. The Novel Body Politic 481 Susan S. Lanser 23. Literary Culture as Immediate Reality 504 Paula R. Backscheider Index 539
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd 1611
Book Synopsis1611: Authority, Gender, and the Word in Early Modern England explores issues of authority, gender, and language within and across the variety of literary works produced in one of most landmark years in literary and cultural history. Represents an exploration of a year in the textual life of early modern England Juxtaposes the variety and range of texts that were published, performed, read, or heard in the same year, 1611 Offers an account of the textual culture of the year 1611, the environment of language, and the ideas from which the Authorised Version of the English Bible emerged Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgements x List of Illustrations Chronology of Selected Historical, Cultural and Textual Events in 1611 Introduction: ‘The omnipotency of the word’ 1 1 Jonson’s Oberon and friends: masque and music in 1611 24 2 Aemilia Lanyer and the ‘first fruits’ of women’s wit 44 3 Coryats Crudities and the ‘travelling Wonder’ of the age 68 4 Time, tyrants and the question of authority: The Winter’s Tale and related drama 91 5 ‘Expresse words’: Lancelot Andrewes and the sermons and devotions of 1611 112 6 The Roaring Girl on and off stage 132 7 ‘The new world of words’: authorising translation in 1611 151 8 Donne’s ‘Anatomy’ and the commemoration of women: ‘her death hath taught us dearly’ 174 9 Vengeance and virtue: The Tempest and the triumph of tragicomedy 192 Conclusion: ‘This scribling age’ 211 Appendix: A List of Printed Texts Published in 1611 219 Bibliography 225 Index 244
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Short History of Early Modern England
Book SynopsisA Short History of Early Modern England presents the historical and cultural information necessary for a richer understanding of English Renaissance literature. Written in a clear and accessible style for an undergraduate level audience Gives an overview of the period's history as well as an understanding of the historiographic issues Explores key historical and literary events, from the Wars of the Roses to the publication of John Milton's Paradise Regained Features in depth explanations of key terms and concepts, such as absolutism and the Elizabethan Settlement Table of ContentsAims and Acknowledgements vi Quoting from Early Modern Texts ix Illustrations x England’s Rulers From Richard II to Charles II xi Timeline of Key Events xii 1 An Overview of Early Modern England 1 2 The Back-Story of the Tudor Dynasty: From Richard II to Henry VII 27 3 Henry VII, Henry VIII, and the Henrician Era (1509–47) 59 4 Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey, and Mary I (1547–53) 92 5 The Elizabethan Era (1558–1603) 115 6 The Reign of King James VI/I (1603–25) 149 7 Charles I (1625–42): From Accession to the Beginning of the Civil Wars 181 8 The Civil Wars, the Commonwealth, and the Early Restoration (1642–71) 214 Index 252
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Short History of Early Modern England
Book SynopsisA Short History of Early Modern England presents the historical and cultural information necessary for a richer understanding of English Renaissance literature. Written in a clear and accessible style for an undergraduate level audience Gives an overview of the period's history as well as an understanding of the historiographic issues Explores key historical and literary events, from the Wars of the Roses to the publication of John Milton's Paradise Regained Features in depth explanations of key terms and concepts, such as absolutism and the Elizabethan Settlement Trade Review"Here is much more of both information and entertainment than one expects from a "short history"! Summing Up: Highly recommended." (Choice, 1 October 2011) Table of ContentsAims and Acknowledgements vi Quoting from Early Modern Texts ix Illustrations x England’s Rulers From Richard II to Charles II xi Timeline of Key Events xii 1 An Overview of Early Modern England 1 2 The Back-Story of the Tudor Dynasty: From Richard II to Henry VII 27 3 Henry VII, Henry VIII, and the Henrician Era (1509–47) 59 4 Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey, and Mary I (1547–53) 92 5 The Elizabethan Era (1558–1603) 115 6 The Reign of King James VI/I (1603–25) 149 7 Charles I (1625–42): From Accession to the Beginning of the Civil Wars 181 8 The Civil Wars, the Commonwealth, and the Early Restoration (1642–71) 214 Index 252
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Johns Hopkins University Press Romantic Sobriety
Book SynopsisExplores the relationship among Romanticism, deconstruction, and Marxism by examining tropes of sensation and sobriety in a set of exemplary texts from Romantic literature and contemporary literary theory.Trade Review"A panoramic view of the theoretical options open to the self-aware American academic critic wanting to write about Romanticism." (Paul Hamilton, Queen Mary, University of London)"Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Sensation of RomanticismPart I: Periodicity1. Romantic Sobriety2. Kant All Lit Up: Romanticism, Periodicity, and the Catachresis of GeniusPart II: Theory3. De Man, Marx, Rousseau, and the Machine4. Against Theory beside Romanticism: Mute Bodies, Fanatical Seeing5. The Sensation of the Signifier6. Ghost TheoryPart III: Texts7. Lyric Ritalin: Time and History in "Ode to the West Wind"8. No Satisfaction: High Theory, Cultural Studies, and Don Juan9. Gothic Thought and Surviving Romanticism in Zofloya and Jane Eyre10. Coming Attractions: Lamia and Cinematic SensationCoda: The Embarrassment of RomanticismNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Rakes Highwaymen and Pirates
Book SynopsisSynthesizing the histories of masculinity, manners, and radicalism, Rakes, Highwaymen, and Pirates offers a fresh perspective on the eighteenth-century aristocratic male.Trade ReviewThe book impresses with its attentive close readings of important texts and makes a valuable contribution to gender studies of eighteenth-century Britain. Times Literary Supplement An engaging study of elite modes of early modern criminality... A richly rewarding volume that gains more than a little residual glamour from its popular subjects. The strength of the text, though, is in Mackie's incisive questioning of that glamour. This is not, finally, a book about pirates (or highwaymen, or rakes) so much as it is a study of our fascination with them. -- Ingrid Ranum Journal of Early Modern Cultural Studies Mackie is to be congratulated on the range, scholarship, and critical perception in her study of some disquieting resemblances between deviant masculine types and perfect gentleman. -- Carolyn D. Williams Eighteenth-Century Fiction Opens up new avenues for thinking about masculinity, gender, and authority in the long eighteenth century. -- Hal Gladfelder 1650-1850 Mackie's impressive work offers a fascinating study of criminal and moral masculinity. -- Sarah Elizabeth Fanning Scriblerian In this well-researched study, Mackie makes a strong case for the inclusion of alternative, criminal masculinities in understanding the development of the modern English gentleman and patriarchy in the eighteenth century. Situated at the nexus of gender theory and literary studies, her book adds to the study of modern and late modern cultural norms of gender and sexuality through discourse analysis of literary and nonliterary texts. -- Srividhya Swaminathan Journal of British Studies The central concern of this book is the transformation of the 'British gentleman' from the so-called Glorious Revolution through reformulations of patriarchy as exhibited in taste, sensibility, and virtue in the 18th century and beyond. Choice Mackie's book is extremely well-written and engaging, and stands as a wonderful look into categories of male types. Studies of female types have proliferated in recent years, and it is refreshing to see attention paid to the divisions among men in the eighteenth century. -- Kathryn Strong Hansen The Eighteenth-Century Current BibliographyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Historicizing Masculinity: The Criminal and the Gentleman2. Always Making Excuses: The Rake and Criminality3. Romancing the Highwayman4. Welcome the Outlaw: Pirates, Maroons, and Caribbean Countercultures5. Privacy and Ideology: Elite Male Crime in Burney's Evelina and Godwin's Caleb WilliamsNotesIndex
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