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Tradition and subversion in Renaissance literature : studies in Shakespeare, Spenser, Jonson, and Donne /

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"Roston offers detailed and essentially new analyses of works by Spenser, Shakespeare, Jonson, and Donne, arguing that the seemingly contradictory presence of traditional and subversive elements in their major works actually creates the source of much of their literary achievement"--Provid...

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Main Author: Roston, Murray
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : Duquesne University Press, [2007]
Series:Medieval and Renaissance literary studies.
Subjects:
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation.
Spenser, Edmund, > 1552?-1599 > Criticism and interpretation.
Jonson, Ben, > 1573?-1637 > Criticism and interpretation.
Donne, John, > 1572-1631 > Criticism and interpretation.
Ambiguity in literature.
Intertextuality.
Renaissance > England.
Online Access:Table of contents only
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Summary:"Roston offers detailed and essentially new analyses of works by Spenser, Shakespeare, Jonson, and Donne, arguing that the seemingly contradictory presence of traditional and subversive elements in their major works actually creates the source of much of their literary achievement"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xiii, 258 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-248) and index.
ISBN:9780820703909 (alk. paper)
0820703907 (alk. paper)