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Literature in Context: Edmund Spenser in Context
Edited By Andrew Esc
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Description for Literature in Context: Edmund Spenser in Context
hardcover. A comprehensive guide to the literary, religious and political contexts that shape Edmund Spenser's poetry. Editor(s): Escobedo, Andrew. Series: Literature in Context. Num Pages: 384 pages, 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 26. Weight in Grams: 786.
Edmund Spenser's poetry remains an indispensable touchstone of English literary history. Yet for modern readers his deliberate use of archaic language and his allegorical mode of writing can become barriers to understanding his poetry. This volume of thirty-seven essays, written by distinguished scholars, offers a rich introduction to the literary, political and religious contexts that shaped Spenser's poetry, including the environment in which he lived, the genres he drew upon, and the influences that helped to fashion his art. The collection reveals the multiple personae that Spenser constructs within his work: to read Spenser is to read a rich archive ... Read more
Edmund Spenser's poetry remains an indispensable touchstone of English literary history. Yet for modern readers his deliberate use of archaic language and his allegorical mode of writing can become barriers to understanding his poetry. This volume of thirty-seven essays, written by distinguished scholars, offers a rich introduction to the literary, political and religious contexts that shaped Spenser's poetry, including the environment in which he lived, the genres he drew upon, and the influences that helped to fashion his art. The collection reveals the multiple personae that Spenser constructs within his work: to read Spenser is to read a rich archive ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Literature in Context
Condition
New
Weight
786g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107094536
SKU
V9781107094536
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Ref
99-12
About Edited By Andrew Esc
Andrew Escobedo has been Co-Editor of the journal Spenser Studies since 2010, and he is author of Volition's Face: Personification and the Will in Renaissance Literature (2017). His work has been recognized by several national awards and distinctions, and his research won the support of a residential fellowship at the National Humanities Center in 2009-10.
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