Robert Greene (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

John Clark Jordan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331663091 ISBN 13 : 9781331663096

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Robert Greene: A Study offers a clear, grounded look at the life and work of the Elizabethan writer. It traces Greene’s career, his controversial reputation, and the range of his prose and poetry, from dramatic pieces to social pamphlets and narrative tales.

This scholarly monograph frames Greene’s place in English letters with a steady, cautious eye. It examines his career, the nature of his controversial reputation, and how his literary method evolved, especially in the use of frame-work tales and anti-hero figures. The book also situates his Italian-inspired ideas within a broader Renaissance context, assessing both his formal innovations and his influence on later writers.

• A thorough overview of Greene’s life milestones and published works.


• Analysis of his narrative style, frame-work technique, and use of anti-heroes.


• Discussion of his role in introducing Italian thought to English prose fiction.


• Context on major controversies and Greene’s reception by contemporaries and later scholars.

Ideal for readers of literary history and those seeking a careful, evidence-based portrait of a pivotal figure in early English prose.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Robert Greene has been written about profusely. More time and trouble have been bestowed than one cares to remember, complained the late Mr. Collins as he laid down his editors pen. So much, indeed, has been done, so various have been the researches as to Greene ssources, his literary relationships, his friendships and his quarrels, his sinning and repenting, that one who desires to study him must go over a vast amount of material. There is the further difficulty that a few sensational remarks in Greene swritings have been given such emphasis as to withdraw attention from certain other aspects of his works and to obscure what is of more importance. I have tried to present a comprehensive treatment, based upon the investigations of previous writers and developed by what I have been able to add of my own. In the personality of Greene, and in the nature of his activity, there is considerable to stir the imagination, and to invite criticism and evaluation. These two elements, the human and the literary significance of Greene swork, I have, therefore, sought to bear in mind. Thus submitting Greene to analysis, I have found the outlines of his character as a man of letters to be rather sharply drawn. Sharply enough, I think, to be permanent. New facts will be added, new sources discovered. But these will only help to make the portrait a little more distinct. They will not, I believe, change our fundamental idea of the man or of his attitude toward literature. To those scholars who have made my work possible I acknowledge my indebtedness.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically impo

Présentation de l'éditeur

This reproduction was printed from a digital file created at the Library of Congress as part of an extensive scanning effort started with a generous donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Library is pleased to offer much of its public domain holdings free of charge online and at a modest price in this printed format. Seeing these older volumes from our collections rediscovered by new generations of readers renews our own passion for books and scholarship.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331663091
• ISBN 13: 9781331663096
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 246
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