Poetry and Paternity in Renaissance England: Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne and Jonson - Couverture souple

MacFaul, Tom

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1107411378 ISBN 13 : 9781107411371

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

This book explores the notion of paternity in early modern poetry, providing close readings of the major works of the time.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Becoming a father was the main way that an individual in the English Renaissance could be treated as a full member of the community. Yet patriarchal identity was by no means as secure as is often assumed: when poets invoke the idea of paternity in love poetry and other forms, they are therefore invoking all the anxieties that a culture with contradictory notions of sexuality imposed. This study takes these anxieties seriously, arguing that writers such as Sidney and Spenser deployed images of childbirth to harmonize public and private spheres, to develop a full sense of selfhood in their verse, and even to come to new accommodations between the sexes. Shakespeare, Donne and Jonson, in turn, saw the appeal of the older poets' aims, but resisted their more radical implications. The result is a fiercely personal yet publicly-committed poetry that wouldn't be seen again until the time of the Romantics.

Revue de presse

Review of the hardback: 'Enlightening.' The Times Literary Supplement

'MacFaul's argument is neat and controlled.' Notes and Queries

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1107411378
• ISBN 13: 9781107411371
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 286
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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