The Renaissance Literature Handbook [Hardcover]

Literature and Culture Handbooksare 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 Handbookis a comprehensive introduction to literature and culture in the English Renaissance or Early Modern period.

General Editors' Introduction1. Introduction and Timeline - Susan Bruce and Rebecca Steinberger PART 1: THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD 2. The Historical Context of English Renaissance Literature - William J. Kerwin (University of Missouri-Columbia, USA) 3. Literary and Cultural Contexts: Major Figures, Institutions, Topics, Events, Movements -Karen Britland and Lucy Munro (Keele University, UK) PART II: HOW TO READ RENAISSANCE TEXTS 4. Case Studies in Reading: Key Primary Literary Texts - Hugh Adlington (University of Birmingham, UK) 5. Case Studies in Reading: Key Critical Texts - Christopher R. Orchard (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA) 6. Key Critical Concepts and Topics - Nate Eastman (Earlham College, USA) 7. Critical Responses and Approaches to British Renaissance Literature - Tita French Baumlin (Missouri State University, USA) 8. Recent Developments in the Early Modern Literary Canon lË