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| Titre : | The Cambridge Companion to English Literature, 1500-1600 |
| Auteurs : | Arthur Kinney |
| Type de document : | document électronique |
| Editeur : | [S.l.] : Cambridge University Press, 1999 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-521-58758-7 |
| Index. décimale : | 820 (Litt├®rature de langue anglaise) |
| Résumé : |
This is the first comprehensive account of English Renaissance literature in the context of the culture that shaped it: the courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the tumult of Catholic and Protestant alliances during the Reformation, the age of printing and of New World discovery. The Companion covers developments in poetry, prose, religious writing, drama, satire and humanism in fourteen newly-commissioned essays, written by experts for student readers. A detailed chronology of major literary achievements concludes with a list of authors and their dates. ### Review "The purpose of the book is to provide students with an overview of the age and the forces at work in it. It succeeds so well over such a wide field that even specialists are likely to pick up something new. Highly recommended for all academic collections." Choice ### Book Description This is the first comprehensive account of English Renaissance literature in the context of the culture which shaped it: the courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the tumult of Catholic and Protestant alliances during the Reformation, the age of printing and of New World discovery. The Companion covers developments in poetry, prose, religious writing, drama, satire and humanism in fourteen newly-commissioned essays, written by experts for student readers. A detailed chronology of major literary achievements concludes with a list of authors and their dates. |
