The Cambridge History of Early Modern English LiteratureDavid Loewenstein, Janel Mueller This 2003 book is a full-scale history of early modern English literature, offering perspectives on English literature produced in Britain between the Reformation and the Restoration. While providing the general coverage and specific information expected of a major history, its twenty-six chapters address recent methodological and interpretive developments in English literary studies. The book has five sections: 'Modes and Means of Literary Production, Circulation, and Reception', 'The Tudor Era from the Reformation to Elizabeth I', 'The Era of Elizabeth and James VI', 'The Earlier Stuart Era', and 'The Civil War and Commonwealth Era'. While England is the principal focus, literary production in Scotland, Ireland and Wales is treated, as are other subjects less frequently examined in previous histories, including women's writings and the literature of the English Reformation and Revolution. This history is an essential resource for specialists and students. |
Contents
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Manuscript transmission and circulation | 55 |
Print literary culture and the book trade | 81 |
Literary patronage | 117 |
Languages of early modern literature | 141 |
Habits of reading and early modern | 170 |
Literature and national identity | 201 |
Literature and the church | 257 |
Literature and the theatre | 428 |
Literature and the theatre to 1660 | 565 |
Literature and the household | 603 |
Literature and national identity | 633 |
Literature and religion | 664 |
Literature and the household | 737 |
Alternative sites for literature | 763 |
literary culture | 790 |
PATRICK COLLINSON | 374 |
LAWRENCE MANLEY | 399 |
Chronological outline of historical events and texts in Britain | 834 |
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The Cambridge History of Early Modern English Literature David Loewenstein,Janel M. Mueller Limited preview - 2002 |
The Cambridge History of Early Modern English Literature David Loewenstein,Janel Mueller No preview available - 2006 |
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