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"The inclusivity and scholarship of this Companion builds on the excellence of the earlier edition. Any university library supporting undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Renaissance literature should consider adding this to their collection." (Reference Reviews, 2011)
"The volume′s awesome range makes it a valuable preserve for scholars and an ambitious reference for students." Times Higher Education Supplement
"This impressive tome must certainly be the last word on English Renaissance literature and culture, at least for some considerable time to come." Reference Reviews
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The volume's awesome range makes it a valuable preserve for scholars and an ambitious reference for students.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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As a previous reviewer here has said, this is a superb collection of essays about the phenomenon called the English Renaissance for short-hand. Wide-ranging and up-to-date (pub.2000) this brings together a vast array of leading scholars on all aspects of 'culture'.
Sections cover Contexts & Perspectives (background to humanism, religion, philosphy, language, print culture, the court etc.); Genre; specific textual readings; and key issues and debates (identity, feminist approaches, sexuality, race, gender etc).
This dropped a star from me since the 'readings' seem very eclectic, rather as if the editor went with what he could get rather than selecting keys texts: so there are two essays, for example, on Mary Wroth, but nothing on Sidney, arguably far more central and also himself a huge influence on Wroth's 'Urania' (and not just because he's her uncle).
But this is a small criticism as overall this does a superb job of immersing the reader in the complicated and often contradictory world of the 'Renaissance'. Probably aimed at an undergraduate audience, this is also extremely useful to the more advanced student looking to either fill in specific gaps in their knowledge, or to help focus research. Each article, as in other Blackwell companions, has an extensive reading list which is extremely useful.
This is the kind of book that you can either read from cover to cover or simply dip into. And at close to 800 pages, it's superb value at this price. Well worth buying.
Sections cover Contexts & Perspectives (background to humanism, religion, philosphy, language, print culture, the court etc.); Genre; specific textual readings; and key issues and debates (identity, feminist approaches, sexuality, race, gender etc).
This dropped a star from me since the 'readings' seem very eclectic, rather as if the editor went with what he could get rather than selecting keys texts: so there are two essays, for example, on Mary Wroth, but nothing on Sidney, arguably far more central and also himself a huge influence on Wroth's 'Urania' (and not just because he's her uncle).
But this is a small criticism as overall this does a superb job of immersing the reader in the complicated and often contradictory world of the 'Renaissance'. Probably aimed at an undergraduate audience, this is also extremely useful to the more advanced student looking to either fill in specific gaps in their knowledge, or to help focus research. Each article, as in other Blackwell companions, has an extensive reading list which is extremely useful.
This is the kind of book that you can either read from cover to cover or simply dip into. And at close to 800 pages, it's superb value at this price. Well worth buying.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Michael Hattaway has edited a fascinating book which will be a must for any serious scholar of this period. By his selection of essayists and topics he explores the notion of a renaissance and in the various chapters are offered provocative arguments for a re-naming of the period as an English reformation. Essays have been contributed by Patrick Collinson,Richard Harries,Germaine Greer,Robyn Bolam,Arthur Kinney and many more of the best modern scholars. Blackwells have published a beautiful book with seventeen pages of plates, some rarely seen before. This large work should be on the shelves of every English Literature department both here and abroad.
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Highly useful English Renaissance reader appropriate for undergraduate English and Humanities courses. Sections include: Contexts and Perspectives, c1500-1650; Readings; Genres and Modes; Issues and Debates. If this compilation is an optional text for a course, I recommend picking it up.
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