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Renaissance Drama and Contemporary Literary Theory

By Andy Mousley

Renaissance Drama and Contemporary Literary Theory Contemporary literature

Renaissance Drama and Contemporary Literary Theory

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Unlike other introductions to literary theory, this book offers a sustained discussion of a specific period of English Literature. Avoiding the danger of employing theories as templates, the book uses Renaissance drama and literary theory to question and illuminate each other. Love, money, alienation and exotic death are amongst the various topics discussed. The book also provides a distinctive and comprehensive account of literary theory's complex relationship with its main predecessor, humanism. In all, seventeen plays are discussed including well-known texts, such as A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Duchess of Malfi, as well as less-studied plays such as The Knight of the Burning Pestle and The Shoemakers' Holiday. Unlike other introductions to literary theory, this book offers a sustained discussion of a specific period of English Literature. Avoiding the danger of employing theories as templates, the book uses Renaissance drama and literary theory to question and illuminate each other. Love, money, alienation and exotic death are amongst the various topics discussed. The book also provides a distinctive and comprehensive account of literary theory's complex relationship with its main predecessor, humanism. In all, seventeen plays are discussed including well-known texts, such as A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Duchess of Malfi, as well as less-studied plays such as The Knight of the Burning Pestle and The Shoemakers' Holiday.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
2000-05-19
Publication Date:
2000-05-19
Publisher:
Red Globe Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0333694597
ISBN13:
9780333694596
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
327 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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