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The Oxford Handbook of Edmund Spenser (Oxford Handbooks)
Richard A. McCabe
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Description for The Oxford Handbook of Edmund Spenser (Oxford Handbooks)
Paperback. The Oxford Handbook of Edmund Spenser examines the entire canon of Spenser's work and the social and intellectual environments in which it was produced. It explores technical matters of style, language, and metre, the poet's use of sources and subtexts, and the reception of his work amongst editors, critics, writers, and visual artists. Editor(s): McCabe, Richard A. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 852 pages, 23 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1496.
Written by a team of international experts, the forty-two essays in The Oxford Handbook of Edmund Spenser examine the entire canon of Spenser's work and the social and intellectual environments in which it was produced, providing new readings of the texts, extensive analysis of former criticism, and up-to-date bibliographies. Section I, 'Contexts', elucidates the circumstances in which the poetry and prose were written, and suggests some of the major political, social, and professional issues with which the work engages. Section 2, 'Works', presents a series of new readings of the canon informed by the most recent scholarship. Section 3, 'Poetic ... Read more
Written by a team of international experts, the forty-two essays in The Oxford Handbook of Edmund Spenser examine the entire canon of Spenser's work and the social and intellectual environments in which it was produced, providing new readings of the texts, extensive analysis of former criticism, and up-to-date bibliographies. Section I, 'Contexts', elucidates the circumstances in which the poetry and prose were written, and suggests some of the major political, social, and professional issues with which the work engages. Section 2, 'Works', presents a series of new readings of the canon informed by the most recent scholarship. Section 3, 'Poetic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Handbooks
Number of Pages
852
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198709671
SKU
V9780198709671
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About Richard A. McCabe
Richard A. McCabe is Fellow of Merton College, and Professor of English Language and Literature at Oxford University. He was elected FBA in 2007. He is author of Joseph Hall: A Study in Satire and Meditation (1982), The Pillars of Eternity: Time and Providence in 'The Faerie Queene' (1989), Incest, Drama, and Nature's Law 1550-1700 (1993), and Spenser's Monstrous Regiment: ... Read more
Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of Edmund Spenser (Oxford Handbooks)
Review from previous edition This volume is a huge undertaking and is to be welcomed for its comprehensive coverage and attention to detail
Joan Fitzpatrick, Year's Work in English Studies
The Handbook's greatest strength is its provocative definition of new lines of inquiry.
Hazel Wilkinson, The Times Literary Supplement
Joan Fitzpatrick, Year's Work in English Studies
The Handbook's greatest strength is its provocative definition of new lines of inquiry.
Hazel Wilkinson, The Times Literary Supplement