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OverviewPioneer of early-modern literary historicism reads Medieval & early Tudor drama & poetry historically How far should we try to read medieval and early modern texts historically? Does the attempt to uncover how such texts might have been received by their original readers and audiences uncover new, hitherto unexpected contemporary resonances in them? Or does it flatten works of art into mere `secondary sources’ for historical analysis? This book makes the case for the study of literature in context. It demonstrates the value of historical and cultural analysis alongside traditional literary scholarship for enriching our understanding of plays and poems from the medieval and early Tudor past and of the cultures which produced and received them. It equally accepts the risks involved in that kind of study. Key Features Makes the case for reading medieval and early Tudor literature historically Case studies of the interaction between literature and politics, from Chaucer to the reign of Henry VIII Detailed analysis of key medieval and Renaissance texts, Chaucer’s Miller’s Tale, Sir Gawain and Green Knight, Sir David Lyndsay’s A Satire of the Three Estates Turns a spotlight on hitherto neglected texts that reveal the challenges, rewards and potential pitfalls of reading literature historically Full Product DetailsAuthor: Greg WalkerPublisher: Edinburgh University Press Imprint: Edinburgh University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.475kg ISBN: 9780748681013ISBN 10: 0748681019 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 05 February 2013 Audience: General/trade , General , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviews"Walker presents a lucid examination of the ways literature can reveal, contribute to, and even complicate the social and political debates of the period during which it is written.--Lee Templeton, North Carolina Wesleyan College ""The Sixteenth Century Journal "" Walker continues to affirm his position as one of our foremost scholars of early sixteenth-century literature. --Marion Turner, Jesus College, Oxford ""Literature & History, Volume 22, Number 2 """ Walker presents a lucid examination of the ways literature can reveal, contribute to, and even complicate the social and political debates of the period during which it is written.--Lee Templeton, North Carolina Wesleyan College The Sixteenth Century Journal Walker continues to affirm his position as one of our foremost scholars of early sixteenth-century literature. --Marion Turner, Jesus College, Oxford Literature & History, Volume 22, Number 2 Author InformationGreg Walker is Regius Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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