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<div><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'">Literature and Culture Handbooks</span></i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'"> are an innovative series of guides to major periods, topics and authors in British and American literature and culture. Designed to provide a comprehensive, one-stop resource for literature students, each handbook provides the essential information and guidance needed from the beginning of a course through to developing more advanced knowledge and skills. Written in clear language by leading academics, they provide an indispensable introduction to key topics, including: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span><br/><p class=MsoPlainText><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'">• Introduction to authors, texts, historical and cultural contexts <o:p></o:p></span></p><br/><p class=MsoPlainText><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'">• Guides to key critics, concepts and topics <o:p></o:p></span></p><br/><p class=MsoPlainText><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'">• An overview of major critical approaches, changes in the canon and directions of current and future research <o:p></o:p></span></p><br/><p class=MsoPlainText><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'">• Case studies in reading literary and critical texts <o:p></o:p></span></p><br/><p class=MsoPlainText><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'">• Annotated bibliography (including websites), timeline, glossary of critical terms. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br/><p class=MsoPlainText><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The Renaissance Literature Handbook</span></i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> is a comprehensive introduction to literature and culture in the "English Renaissance" or "Early Modern" period. </span></p></div>>
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Comprehensive, accessible and lucid coverage of Renaissance English literature, major issues and key figures.
Synopsis
Literature and Culture Handbooks are an innovative series of guides to major periods, topics and authors in British and American literature and culture. Designed to provide a comprehensive, one-stop resource for literature students, each handbook provides the essential information and guidance needed from the beginning of a course through to developing more advanced knowledge and skills. Written in clear language by leading academics, they provide an indispensable introduction to key topics, including:
- Introduction to authors, texts, historical and cultural contexts
- Guides to key critics, concepts and topics
- An overview of major critical approaches, changes in the canon and directions of current and future research
- Case studies in reading literary and critical texts
- Annotated bibliography (including websites), timeline, glossary of critical terms.
The Renaissance Literature Handbook is a comprehensive introduction to literature and culture in the "English Renaissance" or "Early Modern" period.
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The Renaissance Literature Handbook is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to literature and culture in the 'English Renaissance' or 'Early modern' period. It provides a one-stop resource for students with the essential information and guidance needed from the beginning of a course through to developing more advanced knowledge and skills. It includes: - introductions to authors, texts and contexts - guides to key critics, concepts and topics - an overview of major critical approaches, changes in the canon and directions of current and future research - case studies in reading literary and theoretical and critical texts. Written in clear language by leading academics, it is an indispensable starting point for anyone beginning their study of English Renaissance literature.
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<div><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'">Literature and Culture Handbooks</span></i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'"> are an innovative series of guides to major periods, topics and authors in British and American literature and culture. Designed to provide a comprehensive, one-stop resource for literature students, each handbook provides the essential information and guidance needed from the beginning of a course through to developing more advanced knowledge and skills. Written in clear language by leading academics, they provide an indispensable introduction to key topics, including: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span><br/><p class=MsoPlainText><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'">• Introduction to authors, texts, historical and cultural contexts <o:p></o:p></span></p><br/><p class=MsoPlainText><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'">• Guides to key critics, concepts and topics <o:p></o:p></span></p><br/><p class=MsoPlainText><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'">• An overview of major critical approaches, changes in the canon and directions of current and future research <o:p></o:p></span></p><br/><p class=MsoPlainText><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'">• Case studies in reading literary and critical texts <o:p></o:p></span></p><br/><p class=MsoPlainText><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'">• Annotated bibliography (including websites), timeline, glossary of critical terms. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br/><p class=MsoPlainText><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The Renaissance Literature Handbook</span></i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS ??'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> is a comprehensive introduction to literature and culture in the "English Renaissance" or "Early Modern" period. </span></p></div>>
Table of Contents
General Editors' Introduction1. Introduction and Timeline - Susan Bruce and Rebecca Steinberger
PART 1: THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD 2. The Historical Context of English Renaissance Literature - William J. Kerwin (University of Missouri-Columbia, USA) 3. Literary and Cultural Contexts: Major Figures, Institutions, Topics, Events, Movements -Karen Britland and Lucy Munro (Keele University, UK)
PART II: HOW TO READ RENAISSANCE TEXTS 4. Case Studies in Reading: Key Primary Literary Texts - Hugh Adlington (University of Birmingham, UK) 5. Case Studies in Reading: Key Critical Texts - Christopher R. Orchard (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA) 6. Key Critical Concepts and Topics - Nate Eastman (Earlham College, USA) 7. Critical Responses and Approaches to British Renaissance Literature - Tita French Baumlin (Missouri State University, USA) 8. Recent Developments in the Early Modern Literary Canon - Joshua B. Fisher (Wingate University, USA) 9. Returning to the Renaissance - Tom Healy (Birkbeck, University of London) Annotated Bibliography Notes on ContributorsIndex