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The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia and the Invention of English Literature /

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Revises the semiotic paradigm of the early modern 'literary system' dominant since 1983 by adapting methods entailed in the idea that literary works emerge through a series of semiotic events. Davis analyzes Philip Sidney's Arcadia and Astrophil and Stella to demonstrate how design el...

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Main Author: Davis, Joel B. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Classical and Antique Literature.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Literary Theory.
British literature.
Classical literature.
Literature > Philosophy.
Literature, Modern.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Revises the semiotic paradigm of the early modern 'literary system' dominant since 1983 by adapting methods entailed in the idea that literary works emerge through a series of semiotic events. Davis analyzes Philip Sidney's Arcadia and Astrophil and Stella to demonstrate how design elements stage the scene of reading these works.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages)
ISBN:9780230339705
DOI:10.1057/9780230339705