Renaissance Literature and Culture

The guide to Renaissance Literature and Culture provides students with the ideal 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 - concise explanations of key terms needed to understand the literature and criticism - key critical approaches to modernism from contemporary critics to the present - a chronology mapping historical events and literary works and further reading including websites and electronic resources.

Author: Lisa Hopkins, Matthew Steggle
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 01/16/2007
Series: Introductions to British Literature and Culture
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.50w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780826485632