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Elizabethan and Jacobean England: Sources and Documents of the English Renaissance
Contributor(s): Kinney, Arthur F. (Editor)
ISBN: 1405149671     ISBN-13: 9781405149679
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $56.29  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: December 2010
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Great Britain - General
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 942.055
LCCN: 2009044659
Physical Information: 1.9" H x 7.1" W x 9.8" (3.21 lbs) 756 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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Publisher Description:
Through a combination of original essays and primary source material, Elizabethan and Jacobean England records the transformative changes that defined English society during the Renaissance.
  • Combines original source documents with critical essays to chart the transformative changes in English society from the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558, to the end of the reign of James I in 1625
  • Brings together a variety of source material including new public and private documents, providing a vivid portrait of life in late Tudor and early Stuart England
  • Features newly commissioned essays by leading scholars, which assist readers in navigating and interpreting the source material
  • Accessibly structured into sections covering government, society, economics, literary arts, religion, and learning; with contextual introductions included at the start of each
  • Challenges readers to confront their assumptions about Renaissance literature, as well as to consider problems of evidence and interpretation, new theories, and methodologies