The uses of the canon : Elizabethan literature and contemporary theory /
These essays contribute to the re-thinking of 'English' and to the reconsideration of Shakespeare's role within it. Focusing on the emergence of the 'new historicism' they subject many of its most challenging claims to rigorous analysis, distinguish sharply between its Ameri...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford [England] : New York :
Clarendon ; Oxford University Press,
1990.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | These essays contribute to the re-thinking of 'English' and to the reconsideration of Shakespeare's role within it. Focusing on the emergence of the 'new historicism' they subject many of its most challenging claims to rigorous analysis, distinguish sharply between its American and British versions, and assess the causes and consequences of its politicization of literacy studies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 192 pages) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191671517 0191671517 |