Worldmaking Spenser : explorations in the early Modern Age /
Worldmaking Spenser reexamines the role of Spenser's work in English history and highlights the richness and complexity of his understanding of place. The volume centers on the idea that complex and allusive literary works such as The Faerie Queene must be read in the context of the cultural, l...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Lexington :
The University Press of Kentucky,
[2000]
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Colección: | Studies in the English Renaissance.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Worldmaking Spenser reexamines the role of Spenser's work in English history and highlights the richness and complexity of his understanding of place. The volume centers on the idea that complex and allusive literary works such as The Faerie Queene must be read in the context of the cultural, literary, political, economic, and ideological forces at play in the highly allegorical poem. The authors define Spenser as the maker of poetic worlds, of the Elizabethan world, and of the modern world. The essays look at Spenser from three distinct vantage points. The contributors explore his literary. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (297 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780813161563 0813161568 |