Shakespeare, Marlowe, Jonson: New Directions in Biography [Hardcover]

Takashi Kozuka (Editor), J. R. Mulryne (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0754654427 | ISBN-13: 978-0754654421 | Publication Date: May 30, 2006

A remarkable resurgence of interest has taken place over recent years in a biographical approach to the work of early modern poets and dramatists, in particular to the plays and poems of Shakespeare, Marlowe and Jonson. The contributors to this volume approach the subject in a manner that is at once critically and historically alert. They acknowledge that the biographical evidence for all three authors is limited, thus throwing the emphasis acutely on interpretation. In addition to new scholarship, the essays are valuable for their awareness of the challenges posed by the redirection of critical methodology. Scepticism and self-criticism are marked features of the writing gathered here.

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About the Author

Takashi Kozuka is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance, University of Warwick, UK. J.R. Mulryne is Professor Emeritus at the University of Warwick, UK.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 321 pages
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co (May 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0754654427
• ISBN-13: 978-0754654421
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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