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1 online resource (x, 271 pages) |
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Routledge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 2
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Routledge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 2.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-263) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Fairies, old wives' tales, and hobby-horses : rising to (in)visibility -- pt. 2. William Shakespeare -- pt. 3. Edmund Spenser -- pt. 4. Ben Jonson. |
| Summary |
"Focusing on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Merry Wives of Windsor, Spenser's The Faerie Queene, and Jonson's Oberon, The Fairy Prince and The Sad Shepherd, Mary Ellen Lamb explores the ways in which early modern literature formed a particularly productive site of contest for deep social changes, and how these changes in turn played a large role in shaping some of the most well-known works of the period." "This book breaks new ground by considering productions of popular culture from above, rather than from below. Drawing from theorists of cultural studies, such as Pierre Bourdieu, Roger Chartier, and John Friske, this project synthesizes work from disparate fields to provide new readings of well-known literary works. It will be of particular interest to literary scholars, to cultural and social historians, and to general readers interested in fairies, old wives' tales and hobby-horses."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJt3WGvdrWHfpf4h3y7rbd |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxx96qPfyhwWrJChP9kXd |
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Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhddYGdXwGC4YyFJ3T4MP |
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English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.
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Popular culture in literature.
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Popular culture -- England -- History -- 16th century.
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Popular culture -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. |
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English literature -- Early modern |
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Popular culture |
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Popular culture in literature |
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England https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpYDdYvBpjXV6WpybK68C |
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1500-1700 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lamb, Mary Ellen, 1946- Popular culture of Shakespeare, Spenser, and Jonson. London ; New York : Routledge, 2006 0415288819 0203506855 (DLC) 2006001071 (OCoLC)63122748 |
| ISBN |
0203506855 (electronic bk.) |
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9780203506851 (electronic bk.) |
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9786610543397 |
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6610543399 |
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0415288819 (Cloth) |
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9780415288811 (hbk.) |
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