{"product_id":"reading-literature-historically-greg-walker-9780748681013","title":"Reading Literature Historically: Drama and Poetry from Chaucer to the Reformation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePioneer of early-modern literary historicism reads Medieval \u0026amp; early Tudor drama \u0026amp; poetry historically\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow far should we try to read medieval and early modern texts historically? Does the attempt to uncover how such texts might have been received by their original readers and audiences uncover new, hitherto unexpected contemporary resonances in them? Or does it flatten works of art into mere 'secondary sources' for historical analysis? This book makes the case for the study of literature \u003ci\u003ein context\u003c\/i\u003e. It demonstrates the value of historical and cultural analysis alongside traditional literary scholarship for enriching our understanding of plays and poems from the medieval and early Tudor past and of the cultures which produced and received them. It equally accepts the risks involved in that kind of study. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMakes the case for reading medieval and early Tudor literature historicallyCase studies of the interaction between literature and politics, from Chaucer to the reign of Henry VIIIDetailed analysis of key medieval and Renaissance texts, Chaucer's \u003ci\u003eMiller's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and Green Knight\u003c\/i\u003e, Sir David Lyndsay's \u003ci\u003eA Satire of the Three Estates\u003c\/i\u003eTurns a spotlight on hitherto neglected texts that reveal the challenges, rewards and potential pitfalls of reading literature historically\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Greg Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0748681019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780748681013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Greg Walker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086798565631,"sku":"9780748681013","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c3c56cb-8c9d-4787-b068-0528f8f3d0bb.jpg?v=1769096645","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reading-literature-historically-greg-walker-9780748681013","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}