Overview

For nearly half a century Anne Lake Prescott has been a force and an inspiration in Renaissance studies. A force, because of her unique blend of learning and wit and an inspiration through her tireless encouragement of younger scholars and students. Her passion has always been the invisible bridge across the Channel: the complex of relations, literary and political, between Britain and France. The essays in this long-awaited collection range from Edmund Spenser to John Donne, from Clement Marot to Pierre de Ronsard. Prescott has a particular fondness for King David, who appears several times; and the reader will encounter chessmen, bishops, male lesbian voices and Roman whores. Always Prescott's immense erudition is accompanied by a sly and gentle wit that invites readers to share her amusement. Reading her is a joyful education.

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Author:   Anne Lake Prescott ,  Roger Kuin ,  William A. Oram
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9781526195432

ISBN 10:   1526195437
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   20 January 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Poetic fire: an introduction by Ayesha Ramachandran, Susan Felch, and Susannah Monta Part I: Spenser 1 Spenser’s chivalric restoration: from Bateman’s Travayled Pylgrime to the Redcrosse Knight 2 Foreign policy in Fairyland: Henry IV and Spenser’s Burbon 3 The thirsty deer and the Lord of Life: some contexts for Amoretti 67–70 Part II: The Psalms and the psalmist 4 Evil tongues at the court of Saul: the Renaissance David as a slandered courtier 5 Musical strains: Marot’s double role as psalmist and courtier 6 King David as a ‘right poet’: Sidney and the psalmist 7 The countess of Pembroke’s Ruins of Rome Part III: Imagining gender 8 Male lesbian voices: Ronsard, Tyard, and Donne play Sappho 9 Family grief: mourning and gender in Marguerite de Navarre’s Les Prisons Part IV: Italy, France, England 10 Translatio lupae: Du Bellay’s Roman whore goes north 11 Housing chessmen and bagging bishops: space and desire in Colonna, ‘Rabelais’, and Middleton’s Game at Chess 12 Imperfect pearls from France: Ronsard’s conceits meet Donne’s Anne Lake Prescott and Roger Kuin Afterword: Anne as co-author and editor The joy of partnership Roger Kuin Anne as editor: a small florilegium William Oram Bibliography of works by Anne Lake Prescott Index -- .

Reviews

‘Anne Lake Prescott’s work is marked by fresh, witty, idiomatic prose. Extensive learning worn lightly—so lightly that in these essays it almost floats up off the page—and the richly nuanced evocation of historical context make the essays collected in this volume simply irreplaceable.’ —David Lee Miller -- .

Author Information

Anne Lake Prescott is a Professor Emeritus at Barnard College William A. Oram is a Professor Emeritus at Smith College Roger Kuin is a Professor Emeritus at York University

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