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  • The Forms of Utopia

    Paradox, Labyrinth, and Recursion in the Renaissance

    par Jenny C. Mann ...
    A new analysis of utopia as a literary form, with recursive patterns that draw from early modern logic and mathematicsIn this ingenious and provocative book, Jenny Mann asks us to shift our understanding of utopia from its politics to its form. Beginning with Thomas More’s Utopia (1516), one of the most influential books of all time, Mann shows that utopia’s recursive patterns—its frames, folds, ... En savoir plus

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  • Outlaw Rhetoric

    Figuring Vernacular Eloquence in Shakespeare's England

    par Jenny C. Mann ...
    A central feature of English Renaissance humanism was its reverence for classical Latin as the one true form of eloquent expression. Yet sixteenth-century writers increasingly came to believe that England needed an equally distinguished vernacular language to serve its burgeoning national community. Thus, one of the main cultural projects of Renaissance rhetoricians was that of producing a "common ... En savoir plus

    $45.99 CAD

  • Shakespeare Studies

    Volume 51

    par James R. Siemon, Diana E. Henderson, J.F. Bernard, Beatrice Bradley, Christie Carson, Christopher D'addario, John Drakakis, Evyan Dale Gainey, Martin Harries0, Brooke Harvey1, Jill Ingram2, Yu Jin Ko3, Hannah Korell4, Unhae Park Langis5, Anna Lewton-Brain6, Julia Reinhhard Lupton7, Jenny C. Mann8, Gail Kern Paster9, Laurence Senelick0, Laura Seymour1, Justin P. Shaw2, Bailey Sincox3, Garrett A. Sullivan Jr.4, Nicholas Utzig5, Denise A. Walen6, Paul Yachnin7, John Yargo8, Laurie Maguire9 ...
    Collections series Shakespeare Studies
    Shakespeare Studies is an annual peer-reviewed volume featuring the work of performance scholars, literary critics and cultural historians. The journal focuses primarily on Shakespeare and his contemporaries, but embraces theoretical and historical studies of socio-political, intellectual and artistic contexts that extend well beyond the early modern English theatrical milieu. In addition to ... En savoir plus

    $136.79 CAD

  • The Trials of Orpheus

    Poetry, Science, and the Early Modern Sublime

    par Jenny C. Mann ...
    A revealing look at how the Orpheus myth helped Renaissance writers and thinkers understand the force of eloquenceIn ancient Greek mythology, the lyrical songs of Orpheus charmed the gods, and compelled animals, rocks, and trees to obey his commands. This mythic power inspired Renaissance philosophers and poets as they attempted to discover the hidden powers of verbal eloquence. They wanted to ... En savoir plus

    $54.99 CAD

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  • Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature

    par C. S. Lewis ...
    This entertaining and learned volume contains book reviews, lectures, and hard to find articles from the late C. S. Lewis, whose constant aim was to show the twentieth–century reader how to read and understand old books and manuscripts. Highlighting works by Spenser, Dante, Malory, Tasso, and Milton, Lewis provides a refreshing update to medieval and Renaissance criticism, and equips modern ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Chaucer

    Modifié par Piero Boitani, Jill Mann ...
    Collections series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    The Cambridge Companion to Chaucer is an extensively revised version of the first edition, which has become a classic in the field. This new volume responds to the success of the first edition and to recent debates in Chaucer Studies. Important material has been updated, and new contributions have been commissioned to take into account recent trends in literary theory as well as in studies of ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $36.99 CAD Maintenant $31.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Homer

    Modifié par Robert Fowler ...
    Collections series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    The Cambridge Companion to Homer is a guide to the essential aspects of Homeric criticism and scholarship, including the reception of the poems in ancient and modern times. Written by an international team of scholars, it is intended to be the first port of call for students at all levels, with introductions to important subjects and suggestions for further exploration. Alongside traditional ... En savoir plus

    $46.99 CAD

  • The Memory Arts in Renaissance England

    A Critical Anthology

    Modifié par William E. Engel, Rory Loughnane, Grant Williams ...
    This is the first critical anthology of writings about memory in Renaissance England. Drawing together excerpts from more than seventy writers, poets, physicians, philosophers and preachers, and with over twenty illustrations, the anthology offers the reader a guided exploration of the arts of memory. The introduction outlines the context for the tradition of the memory arts from classical times ... En savoir plus

    $40.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Ovid

    Modifié par Philip Hardie ...
    Collections series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Ovid was one of the greatest writers of classical antiquity, and arguably the single most influential ancient poet for post-classical literature and culture. In this Cambridge Companion, chapters by leading authorities from Europe and North America discuss the backgrounds and contexts for Ovid, the individual works, and his influence on later literature and art. Coverage of essential information ... En savoir plus

    $46.99 CAD

  • Arts of Dying

    Literature and Finitude in Medieval England

    par D. Vance Smith ...
    People in the Middle Ages had chantry chapels, mortuary rolls, the daily observance of the Office of the Dead, and even purgatory—but they were still unable to talk about death. Their inability wasn't due to religion, but philosophy: saying someone is dead is nonsense, as the person no longer is. The one thing that can talk about something that is not, as D. Vance Smith shows in this innovative, ... En savoir plus

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  • The Discarded Image

    An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature

    par C.S. Lewis ...
    Medieval man shared many ignorances with the savage, and some of his beliefs may suggest savage parallels to an anthropologist. But he had not usually reached these beliefs by the same route as the savage.Savage beliefs are thought to be the spontaneous response of a human group to its environment, a response made principally by the imagination. They exemplify what some writers call pre-logical ... En savoir plus

    $0.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Cambridge Companion to Virgil

    Modifié par Charles Martindale ...
    Collections series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Virgil became a school author in his own lifetime and the centre of the Western canon for the next 1800 years, exerting a major influence on European literature, art, and politics. This Companion is designed as an indispensable guide for anyone seeking a fuller understanding of an author critical to so many disciplines. It consists of essays by seventeen scholars from Britain, the USA, Ireland and ... En savoir plus

    $35.99 CAD