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Provides students with an introduction to literature and its context from 1533-1642, including: the historical, cultural and intellectual background including religion, politics, exploration and visual culture; major writers and genres including Spenser, Sidney, Marlowe, Shakespeare and Jonson; explanations of key terms; and more.

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"'[This] series offers both the student reader and teacher exciting and invaluable interventions in and reorientations around questions of history, culture, and period... With brio, verve, and an admirable brevity, the series grounds our understanding of literature and culture in thought-provoking and highly original ways.' Julian Wolfreys, Professor of Victorian Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Florida."

Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Historical, Cultural and Intellectual Context; 2.1 Politics and Economics; 2.2 Religion; 2.3 Science and Technology; 2.4 Art and Culture; 2.5 Social Structures; 3. Literature in the Renaissance; 3.1 Poetry; 3.2 Drama; 3.3 Prose; 3.4 Literary Movements; 4. Critical Approaches; 4.1 Historical Overview; 4.2 Key Issues and Debates; 5. Resources for Independent Study; 5.1 Chronology of key historical and cultural events; 5.2 Glossary of key literary terms; 5.3 References and Further Reading; Index.

Renaissance Literature and Culture Author Lisa Hopkins published on January 2007

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/16/2006 12:11:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780826485632, 978-0826485632
      ISBN10: 0826485634
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      Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Provides students with an introduction to literature and its context from 1533-1642, including: the historical, cultural and intellectual background including religion, politics, exploration and visual culture; major writers and genres including Spenser, Sidney, Marlowe, Shakespeare and Jonson; explanations of key terms; and more.

      Trade Review
      "'[This] series offers both the student reader and teacher exciting and invaluable interventions in and reorientations around questions of history, culture, and period... With brio, verve, and an admirable brevity, the series grounds our understanding of literature and culture in thought-provoking and highly original ways.' Julian Wolfreys, Professor of Victorian Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Florida."

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction; 2. Historical, Cultural and Intellectual Context; 2.1 Politics and Economics; 2.2 Religion; 2.3 Science and Technology; 2.4 Art and Culture; 2.5 Social Structures; 3. Literature in the Renaissance; 3.1 Poetry; 3.2 Drama; 3.3 Prose; 3.4 Literary Movements; 4. Critical Approaches; 4.1 Historical Overview; 4.2 Key Issues and Debates; 5. Resources for Independent Study; 5.1 Chronology of key historical and cultural events; 5.2 Glossary of key literary terms; 5.3 References and Further Reading; Index.

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