Literary culture in Jacobean England: reading 1621

"This book offers an unparalleled depth of historical research by surveying the extraordinary richness of literacy culture in a single year. Paul Salzman examines what is written, published, performed and, in some cases, even spoken during 1621 in England. Well-known works by writers such as Do...

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Main Author: Salzman, Paul 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke [u.a.] Palgrave Macmillan 2002
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:"This book offers an unparalleled depth of historical research by surveying the extraordinary richness of literacy culture in a single year. Paul Salzman examines what is written, published, performed and, in some cases, even spoken during 1621 in England. Well-known works by writers such as Donne, Burton, Middleton and Ralegh are examined, alongside hitherto unknown works in a huge variety of genres: plays, poems, romances, advice books, sermons, histories, parliamentary speeches, royal proclamations, ballads, and tracts on everything from spelling to hunting. This account of 1621 enhances our perception of how individuals in early modern Britain processed information, how they were entertained and informed, what circulated as writing (both printed and in manuscript), and what was staged, preached and even sung. This study is designed to be read by those interested in the literature and history of the period, and by anyone fascinated by the problem of how to write literary history."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:XIX, 268 S. Ill.
ISBN:1403900736

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