Vernacular Literature and Current Affairs in the Early Sixteenth Century: France, England and Scotland: France, England and Scotland Contributor(s): Britnell, Jennifer (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138719595 ISBN-13: 9781138719590 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature |
Dewey: 809.933 |
Physical Information: (0.97 lbs) 238 pages |
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Publisher Description: This title was first published in 2000: The printed writings of the most important authors of the sixteenth century are characterised by frequent references to current affairs. This collection brings together essays by literary scholars and historians of the era to discuss various ways in which those writing in the vernacular during the early sixteenth century responded to contemporary events. The papers in this volume also demonstrate how the spread of literacy was of fundamental significance for the economics of book production, and for ways in which political power was exercised and expressed, as well as for the development of new literary forms of critical and occasional writing. |