Defending Literature in Early Modern England: Renaissance Literary Theory in Social Context (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521660808)

Robert Matz analyzes the defense of literature in Renaissance England in the context of social transformations of the period, particularly those affecting the aristocracy as it evolved from a feudal warrior class to a civil elite. Through close readings centered on works by Thomas Elyot, Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser, Matz argues that literature attempted to mediate a complex set of contradictory social expectations. His original study engages with important theoretical work such as Pierre Bourdieu's and offers a substantial critique of New Historicist theory.

Author: Robert Matz
ISBN-10: 0521660807
ISBN-13: 9780521660808
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2000
Pages: 204
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.23w x 0.65d