Description
Book SynopsisThis guide provides a detailed introduction to each of the major Renaissance literary genres and key Renaissance texts and authors.
Trade ReviewSiobhan Keenan is to be commended for having achieved precisely the right balance between comprehensiveness, comprehension, and compression. This is a really useful guide to a varied and vibrant period, written in a clear style that never sacrifices complexity in its quest for clarity. -- Willy Maley Journal of the Northern Renaissance Siobhan Keenan is to be commended for having achieved precisely the right balance between comprehensiveness, comprehension, and compression. This is a really useful guide to a varied and vibrant period, written in a clear style that never sacrifices complexity in its quest for clarity.
Table of ContentsSeries Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; About this Book; Chronology' Introduction; The Historical Context; The Critical Context; Chapter 1 Drama; The Professional Stage; Private and Occasional Drama; Attitudes to Drama; Comedy; Tragedy History; Romance & Tragicomedy; Court Masques; Chapter 2 Poetry; Pastoral Verse; The Epic; The Epyllion; The Sonnet Sequence; The Lyric; The Country-House Poem; Chapter 3 Prose; Non-Fiction; Fiction; The Essay; Sermons and Devotions; Romances; Conclusion; Student Resources; Essay Writing Advice; Sample Essay Questions and Plans; Glossary Guide to Further Reading; Index
