The Renaissance
A Sourcebook
Published on 18. May 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
344 pages
978-0-230-00176-3 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of rare and classic documents provides student with rich source material and context for studying the literature of Shakespeare's age. The documents are supported by substantial editorial matter, including an authoritative introduction which outlines key historical events, movements, and literary and cultural issues of the time.
Reviews / Votes
'Professor Orlin possesses an enviable intellectual sharpness and breadth, an understanding of her audience, and a scholarly acumen. The book covers everything a reader could conceivably want to know about early modern England - religion, the family, philosophy, high culture, trade, everyday life and more. I find it impossible to imagine who could fail to learn from this volume.' - Professor Andrew Hadfield, Head of English, University of SussexMore details
Series
Edition
2009
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-00176-3 (9780230001763)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-04594-2
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
05/2009
Bloomsbury Academic
€154.70
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Person
LENA COWEN ORLIN is Professor of English at Georgetown University, USA, Washington DC, and Executive Director of the Shakespeare Association of America. She is the author of Locating Privacy in Tudor London (2007) and Private Matters and Public Culture in Post- Reformation England (1994), editor of Material London, ca. 1600 (2000), and co-editor of Shakespeare: An Oxford Guide (2003).
Content
Introduction.- Key Historical Events.- Society, Economy and Class.- Families, Gender and Sexuality.- Religion and Belief.- Philosophy and Ideas.- High Culture.- Everyday Life and Popular Culture.- Literary Production and Reception.- Trade and Exploration.- Science and Medicine.- Further Reading.