A new companion to English Renaissance literature and culture in SearchWorks catalog (2024)

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• VOLUME I: List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. Contributors. 1. Introduction: Michael Hattaway (New York University in London). PART I: CONTEXTS, READINGS, AND PERSPECTIVES c .1500- c .1650: 2. The English Language of the Early Modern Period: Arja Nurmi (University of Helsinki). 3. Literacy and Education: Jean R. Brink (Henry E. Huntington Library). 4. Rhetoric: Gavin Alexander (University of Cambridge). 5. History: Patrick Collinson (University of Cambridge). 6. Metaphor and Culture in Renaissance England: Judith H. Anderson (Indiana University). 7. Early Tudor Humanism: Mary Thomas Crane (Boston College). 8. Platonism, Stoicism, Scepticism, and Classical Imitation: Sarah Hutton (Aberystwyth University). 9. Translation: Liz Oakley-Brown (Lancaster University). 10. Mythology: Jane Kingsley-Smith (Roehampton University, London). 11. Scientific Writing: David Colclough (Queen Mary, University of London). 12. Publication: Print and Manuscript: Michelle O'Callaghan (University of Reading). 13. Early Modern Handwriting: Grace Ioppolo (University of Reading). 14. The Manuscript Transmission of Poetry: Arthur F. Marotti (Wayne State University). 15. Poets, Friends, and Patrons: Donne and his Circle
• Ben and his Tribe: Robin Robbins (Wadham College Oxford). 16. Law: Poetry and Jurisdiction: Bradin Cormack (University of Chicago). 17. Spenser's Faerie Queene, Book 5: Poetry, Politics, and Justice: Judith H. Anderson (Indiana University). 18. 'Law Makes the King': Richard Hooker on Law and Princely Rule: Torrance Kirby (McGill University). 19. Donne, Milton, and the Two Traditions of Religious Liberty: Feisal G. Mohamed (University of Illinois). 20. Court and Coterie Culture: Curtis Perry (University of Illinois). 21. Courtship and Counsel: John Lyly's Campaspe: Greg Walker (University of Edinburgh). 22. Bacon's 'Of Simulation and Dissimulation': Martin Dzelzainis (Royal Holloway, University of London). 23. The Literature of the Metropolis: John A. Twyning (University of Pittsburgh). 24. Tales of the City: The Plays of Ben Jonson and Thomas Middleton: Peter J. Smith (Nottingham Trent University). 25. 'An Emblem of Themselves': Early Renaissance Country House Poetry: Nicole Pohl (Oxford Brookes University). 26. Literary Gardens, from More to Marvell: Hester Lees-Jeffries (St Catharine's College, Cambridge). 27. English Reformations: Patrick Collinson (University of Cambridge). 28. Translations of the Bible: Gerald Hammond (University of Manchester). 29. Lancelot Andrewes' Good Friday 1604 Sermon: Richard Harries (King's College, London). 30. Theological Writings and Religious Polemic: Donna B. Hamilton (University of Maryland). 31. Catholic Writings: Robert S. Miola (Loyola University of Maryland). 32. Sectarian Writing: Hilary Hinds (Lancaster University). 33. The English Broadside Print, c.1550-c.1650: Malcolm Jones (University of Sheffield). 34. The Writing of Travel: Peter Womack (University of East Anglia). 35. England's Experiences of Islam: Stephan Schmuck (Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Wales). 36. Reading the Body: Jennifer Waldron (University of Pittsburgh). 37. Physiognomy: Sibylle Baumbach (University of Giessen). 38. Dreams and Dreamers: Carole Levin (University of Nebraska). VOLUME II: PART II: GENRES AND MODES: 39. Theories of Literary Kinds: John Roe (University of York). 40. The Position of Poetry: Making and Defending Renaissance Poetics: Arthur F. Kinney (University of Massachusetts-Amherst). 41. Epic: Rachel Falconer (University of Sheffield). 42. Playhouses, Performances, and the Role of Drama: Michael Hattaway (New York University in London). 43. Continuities between 'Medieval' and 'Early Modern' Drama: Michael O'Connell (University of California Santa Barbara). 44. Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy: A. J. Piesse (Trinity College Dublin). 45. Boys' Plays: Edel Lamb (University of Sydney). 46. Drama of the Inns of Court: Alan H. Nelson (University of California Berkeley) and Jessica Winston (Idaho State University). 47. 'Tied to rules of flattery'? Court Drama and the Masque: James Knowles (University College Cork). 48. Women and Drama: Alison Findlay (Lancaster University). 49. Political Plays: Stephen Longstaffe (University of Cumbria). 50. Jacobean Tragedy: Rowland Wymer (Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge). 51. Caroline Theatre: Roy Booth (Royal Holloway, University of London). 52. John Ford, Mary Wroth, and the Final Scene of 'Tis Pity She's a whor*: Robyn Bolam (St Mary's University College, Twickenham). 53. Local Drama and Custom: Thomas Pettitt (University of Southern Denmark). 54. The Critical Elegy: John Lyon (University of Bristol). 55. Allegory: Clara Mucci (University of Chieti, Italy). 56. Pastoral: Michelle O'Callaghan (University of Reading). 57. Romance: Helen Moore (Corpus Christi Oxford). 58. Love Poetry: Diana E. Henderson (MIT). 59. Music and Poetry: David Lindley (University of Leeds). 60. Wyatt's 'Who so list to hunt': Rachel Falconer (University of Sheffield). 61. The Heart of the Labyrinth: Mary Wroth's Pamphilia to Amphilanthus: Robyn Bolam (St Mary's University College, Twickenham). 62. Ovidian Erotic Poems: Boika Sokolova (University of California/University of Notre Dame/British American Drama Academy). 63. John Donne's Nineteenth Elegy: Germaine Greer (University of Warwick). 64. Traditions of Complaint and Satire: John N. King (Ohio State University). 65. Folk Legends and Wonder Tales: Thomas Pettitt (University of Southern Denmark). 66. 'Such pretty things would soon be gone': The Neglected Genres of Popular Verse, 1480-1650: Malcolm Jones (University of Sheffield). 67. Religious Verse: Elizabeth Clarke (University of Warwick). 68. Herbert's 'The Elixir': Judith Weil (University of Manitoba). 69. Conversion and Poetry in Early Modern England: Molly Murray (Columbia University). 70. Prose Fiction: Andrew Hadfield (University of Sussex). 71. The English Renaissance Essay: Churchyard, Cornwallis, Florio's Montaigne, and Bacon: John Lee (University of Bristol). 72. Diaries and Journals: Elizabeth Clarke (University of Warwick). 73. Letters: Jonathan Gibson (Royal Holloway, University of London). PART III: ISSUES AND DEBATES: 74. Identity: A. J. Piesse (Trinity College Dublin). 75. Sexuality: A Renaissance Category?: James Knowles (University College Cork). 76. Was There a Renaissance Feminism?: Jean E. Howard (Columbia University). 77. Drama as Text and Performance: Andrea Stevens (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). 78. The Debate on Witchcraft: James Sharpe (University of York). 79. Reconstructing the Past: History, Historicism, Histories: James R. Siemon (Boston University). 80. Race: A Renaissance Category?: Margo Hendricks (University of California at Santa Cruz). 81. Writing the Nations: Nicola Royan (University of Nottingham). 82. Early Modern Ecology: Ken Hiltner (University of California Santa Barbara). Index.
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• VOLUME I
• List of Illustrations xi
• Acknowledgements xiii
• Contributors xv
• Asterisked items are essays that offer focused readings of particular texts
• 1 Introduction 1 Michael Hattaway
• Part One: Contexts, Readings, and Perspectives c.1500 c.1650 13
• 2 The English Language of the Early Modern Period 15 Arja Nurmi
• 3 Literacy and Education 27 Jean R. Brink
• 4 Rhetoric 38 Gavin Alexander
• 5 History 55 Patrick Collinson
• 6 Metaphor and Culture in Renaissance England 74 Judith H. Anderson
• 7 Early Tudor Humanism 91 Mary Thomas Crane
• 8 Platonism, Stoicism, Scepticism, and Classical Imitation 106 Sarah Hutton
• 9 Translation 120 Liz Oakley-Brown
• 10 Mythology 134 Jane Kingsley-Smith
• 11 Scientific Writing 150 David Colclough
• 12 Publication: Print and Manuscript 160 Michelle O Callaghan
• 13 Early Modern Handwriting 177 Grace Ioppolo
• 14 The Manuscript Transmission of Poetry 190 Arthur F. Marotti
• 15 Poets, Friends, and Patrons: Donne and his Circle-- Ben and his Tribe 221 Robin Robbins
• 16 Law: Poetry and Jurisdiction 248 Bradin Cormack
• 17 Spenser s Faerie Queene, Book 5: Poetry, Politics, and Justice 263 Judith H. Anderson
• 18 Law Makes the King : Richard Hooker on Law and Princely Rule 274 Torrance Kirby
• 19 Donne, Milton, and the Two Traditions of Religious Liberty 289 Feisal G. Mohamed
• 20 Court and Coterie Culture 304 Curtis Perry
• 21 Courtship and Counsel: John Lyly s Campaspe 320 Greg Walker
• 22 Bacon s Of Simulation and Dissimulation 329 Martin Dzelzainis
• 23 The Literature of the Metropolis 337 John A. Twyning
• 24 Tales of the City: The Plays of Ben Jonson and Thomas Middleton 352 Peter J. Smith
• 25 An Emblem of Themselves : Early Renaissance Country House Poetry 367 Nicole Pohl
• 26 Literary Gardens, from More to Marvell 379 Hester Lees-Jeffries
• 27 English Reformations 396 Patrick Collinson
• 28 Translations of the Bible 419 Gerald Hammond
• 29 Lancelot Andrewes Good Friday 1604 Sermon 430 Richard Harries
• 30 Theological Writings and Religious Polemic 438 Donna B. Hamilton
• 31 Catholic Writings 449 Robert S. Miola
• 32 Sectarian Writing 464 Hilary Hinds
• 33 The English Broadside Print, c.1550 c.1650 478 Malcolm Jones
• 34 The Writing of Travel 527 Peter Womack
• 35 England s Experiences of Islam 543 Stephan Schmuck
• 36 Reading the Body 557 Jennifer Waldron
• 37 Physiognomy 582 Sibylle Baumbach
• 38 Dreams and Dreamers 598 Carole Levin
• VOLUME II
• List of Illustrations xi
• Part Two: Genres and Modes 1
• 39 Theories of Literary Kinds 3 John Roe
• 40 The Position of Poetry: Making and Defending Renaissance Poetics 15 Arthur F. Kinney
• 41 Epic 28 Rachel Falconer
• 42 Playhouses, Performances, and the Role of Drama 42 Michael Hattaway
• 43 Continuities between Medieval and Early Modern Drama 60 Michael O Connell
• 44 Kyd s The Spanish Tragedy 70 A. J. Piesse
• 45 Boys Plays 80 Edel Lamb
• 46 Drama of the Inns of Court 94 Alan H. Nelson and Jessica Winston
• 47 Tied to rules of fl attery ? Court Drama and the Masque 105 James Knowles
• 48 Women and Drama 123 Alison Findlay
• 49 Political Plays 141 Stephen Longstaffe
• 50 Jacobean Tragedy 154 Rowland Wymer
• 51 Caroline Theatre 166 Roy Booth
• 52 John Ford, Mary Wroth, and the Final Scene of Tis Pity She s a whor* 176 Robyn Bolam
• 53 Local Drama and Custom 184 Thomas Pettitt
• 54 The Critical Elegy 204 John Lyon
• 55 Allegory 214 Clara Mucci
• 56 Pastoral 225 Michelle O Callaghan
• 57 Romance 238 Helen Moore
• 58 Love Poetry 249 Diana E. Henderson
• 59 Music and Poetry 264 David Lindley
• 60 Wyatt s Who so list to hunt 278 Rachel Falconer
• 61 The Heart of the Labyrinth: Mary Wroth s Pamphilia to Amphilanthus 288 Robyn Bolam
• 62 Ovidian Erotic Poems 299 Boika Sokolova
• 63 John Donne s Nineteenth Elegy 317 Germaine Greer
• 64 Traditions of Complaint and Satire 326 John N. King
• 65 Folk Legends and Wonder Tales 341 Thomas Pettitt
• 66 Such pretty things would soon be gone : The Neglected Genres of Popular Verse, 1480 1650 359 Malcolm Jones
• 67 Religious Verse 382 Elizabeth Clarke
• 68 Herbert s The Elixir 398 Judith Weil
• 69 Conversion and Poetry in Early Modern England 407 Molly Murray
• 70 Prose Fiction 423 Andrew Hadfield
• 71 The English Renaissance Essay: Churchyard, Cornwallis, Florio s Montaigne, and Bacon 437 John Lee
• 72 Diaries and Journals 447 Elizabeth Clarke
• 73 Letters 453 Jonathan Gibson
• Part Three: Issues and Debates 461
• 74 Identity 463 A. J. Piesse
• 75 Sexuality: A Renaissance Category? 474 James Knowles
• 76 Was There a Renaissance Feminism? 492 Jean E. Howard
• 77 Drama as Text and Performance 502 Andrea Stevens
• 78 The Debate on Witchcraft 513 James Sharpe
• 79 Reconstructing the Past: History, Historicism, Histories 523 James R. Siemon
• 80 Race: A Renaissance Category? 535 Margo Hendricks
• 81 Writing the Nations 545 Nicola Royan
• 82 Early Modern Ecology 555 Ken Hiltner
• Index of Names, Topics, and Institutions 569.
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Publisher's summary

In this revised and greatly expanded edition of the Companion , 80 scholars come together to offer an original and far-reaching assessment of English Renaissance literature and culture. A new edition of the best-selling Companion to English Renaissance Literature , revised and updated, with 22 new essays and 19 new illustrations Contributions from some 80 scholars including Judith H. Anderson, Patrick Collinson, Alison Findlay, Germaine Greer, Malcolm Jones, Arthur Kinney, James Knowles, Arthur Marotti, Robert Miola and Greg Walker Unrivalled in scope and its exploration of unfamiliar literary and cultural territories the Companion offers new readings of both 'literary' and 'non-literary' texts Features essays discussing material culture, sectarian writing, the history of the body, theatre both in and outside the playhouses, law, gardens, and ecology in early modern England Orientates the beginning student, while providing advanced students and faculty with new directions for their research All of the essays from the first edition, along with the recommendations for further reading, have been reworked or updated.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

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Subjects

English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism > Handbooks, manuals, etc.

England > Civilization > 16th century > Handbooks, manuals, etc.

England > Civilization > 17th century > Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Renaissance > England > Handbooks, manuals, etc.

English literature

Civilization.

English literature > Early modern.

Renaissance.

England.

Publication date

2010

ISBN

9781444319019

1444319019

DOI

10.1002/9781444319019