Renaissance Drama and Contemporary Literary Theory by Andy Mousley

Renaissance Drama and Contemporary Literary Theory by Andy Mousley

Unlike other introductions to literary theory, this book offers a sustained discussion of a specific period of English Literature. Avoiding the danger of employing theories as templates, the book uses Renaissance drama and literary theory to question and illuminate each other. Love, money, alienation and exotic death are amongst the various topics discussed. The book also provides a distinctive and comprehensive account of literary theory's complex relationship with its main predecessor, humanism. In all, seventeen plays are discussed including well-known texts, such as A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Duchess of Malfi, as well as less-studied plays such as The Knight of the Burning Pestle and The Shoemakers' Holiday. Unlike other introductions to literary theory, this book offers a sustained discussion of a specific period of English Literature. Avoiding the danger of employing theories as templates, the book uses Renaissance drama and literary theory to question and illuminate each other. Love, money, alienation and exotic death are amongst the various topics discussed. The book also provides a distinctive and comprehensive account of literary theory's complex relationship with its main predecessor, humanism. In all, seventeen plays are discussed including well-known texts, such as A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Duchess of Malfi, as well as less-studied plays such as The Knight of the Burning Pestle and The Shoemakers' Holiday.

ANDY MOUSLEY is Senior Lecturer in English at De Montfort University.

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ISBN 13	9780333694596
ISBN 10	0333694597
Title	Renaissance Drama and Contemporary Literary Theory
Author	Andy Mousley
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2000-05-19
Number of pages	244
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