Key Concepts in Renaissance Literature

by Malcolm Hebron

Overview

The volume provides readers with a clear introduction to English Renaissance literary texts. Concise but detailed entries are alphabetically arranged, providing a coherent overview of central issues in the study of writings of the Renaissance era. Cross-referencing and suggestions for further reading indicate connections between topics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350310360
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	05/09/2008
Series:	Key Concepts: Literature
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	978 KB

About the Author

MALCOLM HEBRON teaches English Literature at Winchester College, UK. He is author of Mastering the Language of Literature, and The Medieval Siege (OUP), and writes articles on language and literature for various academic and educational journals.

Table of Contents

General Editors' Preface
Short Introductory Essay
Contexts: History, Politics, Culture
Literature: Texts, Themes, Issues
Criticism: Approaches, Theory, Practice
Bibliography
Chronology
Index.

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Too often literary introductions try to obscure differences between the 'then' and the 'now' when attempting to woo students to the period or offer seemingly easy points of access for new readers; this introduction preserves and celebrates the difference of the period and its literature without suggesting that it is inaccessible.' - Matt Woodcock, University of East Anglia, UK

'This is an immensely readable reference book.' - Helen Smith, Times Higher Education Textbook Guide