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A New Companion to English Renaissance Literature and Culture, 2-Volume Set
Contributor(s): Hattaway, Michael (Editor)
ISBN: 140518762X     ISBN-13: 9781405187626
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $113.95  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2010
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 820.900
LCCN: 2009033117
Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
Physical Information: 3" H x 7.1" W x 9.9" (5.55 lbs) 1272 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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Publisher Description:
In this revised and greatly expanded edition of the Companion, 80 scholars come together to offer an original and far-reaching assessment of English Renaissance literature and culture.
  • A new edition of the best-selling Companion to English Renaissance Literature, revised and updated, with 22 new essays and 19 new illustrations
  • Contributions from some 80 scholars including Judith H. Anderson, Patrick Collinson, Alison Findlay, Germaine Greer, Malcolm Jones, Arthur Kinney, James Knowles, Arthur Marotti, Robert Miola and Greg Walker
  • Unrivalled in scope and its exploration of unfamiliar literary and cultural territories the Companion offers new readings of both 'literary' and 'non-literary' texts
  • Features essays discussing material culture, sectarian writing, the history of the body, theatre both in and outside the playhouses, law, gardens, and ecology in early modern England
  • Orientates the beginning student, while providing advanced students and faculty with new directions for their research
  • All of the essays from the first edition, along with the recommendations for further reading, have been reworked or updated