Sidney to Milton, 1580-1660

by Marion Wynne-Davies, Julian Wolfreys

Overview

This invaluable guide offers readers an accessible and imaginative approach to the literature of early modern Britain. Exploring the poetry, drama and prose of the period, Marion Wynne-Davies combines theory and practice, providing a helpful introduction to key theoretical concepts and close readings of individual texts by both canonical and less well-known authors. Amongst other things, Wynne-Davies discusses sixteenth- and seventeenth-century poetry in its political and cultural contexts, considers Renaissance drama in terms of performance space, and uses the early modern map to explain the prose works of writers such as Bunyan and Cavendish.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350317932
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	03/14/2017
Series:	Transitions
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	211
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

MARION WYNNE-DAVIES is Reader in English at the University of Dundee. She has published a number of books and articles on early modern literature, including Women Poets of the English Renaissance and Women and Arthurian Literature.
MARION WYNNE-DAVIES is Reader in English at the University of Dundee, UK.
JULIAN WOLFREYS is Associate Professor in the department of English at the University of Florida, UK.

Table of Contents

General Editor's Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Contexts
Poetry
Drama
Prose
Conclusion
Chronology
Annotted Bibliography
III Bibliography
Appendix: Map of The Pilgrim's Progress
Index.

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From the Publisher

This is a very helpful book for students wanting to put their studies in a wide historical context. It has a distinctive approach to the texts it treats in detail.' - Dr Roger Pooley, Keele University

'Clearly written, devoid of jargon, insightful...this study serves as a handbook of revisionist literary history and critical analysis.' - A.C. Labriola, Choice