The Renaissance Literature Handbook
Susan Bruce, "The Renaissance Literature Handbook "
English | ISBN: 0826495001 | 2010 | 248 pages | PDF | 1236 KB
English | ISBN: 0826495001 | 2010 | 248 pages | PDF | 1236 KB
Literature and Culture Handbooks are an innovative series of guides to major periods, topics and authors in British and American literature and culture. Designed to provide a comprehensive, one-stop resource for literature students, each handbook provides the essential information and guidance needed from the beginning of a course through to developing more advanced knowledge and skills. Written in clear language by leading academics, they provide an indispensable introduction to key topics, including:
• Introduction to authors, texts, historical and cultural contexts
• Guides to key critics, concepts and topics
• An overview of major critical approaches, changes in the canon and directions of current and future research
• Case studies in reading literary and critical texts
• Annotated bibliography (including websites), timeline, glossary of critical terms.
The Renaissance Literature Handbook is a comprehensive introduction to literature and culture in the "English Renaissance" or "Early Modern" period.