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Pain and Compassion in Early Modern English Literature and Culture
An examination of the themes of pain and compassion in key Renaissance writers, at a time when religious attitudes to suffering were changing. A deeply original work of …
The Atom in Seventeenth-Century Poetry
An investigation into the remarkable "poetics of the atom" in English literary texts from the mid to late seventeenth century. The early modern "atom" – understood as an …
The Making of Restoration Poetry
A survey of Restoration poetry, from the forms in which it was disseminated to studies of important texts. This book explores the complex ways in which authors, publishers, and …
The Song of Songs in English Renaissance Literature: Kisses of Their Mouths
Treatment of and reference to the Song of Songs by a variety of authors including Spenser and Milton. Many English Renaissance texts offer readings of the Song of Songs, by both …
Wyatt Abroad
An examination of Wyatt's translations and adaptions of European poetry yields fresh insights into his work and poetic practice. During the 1520s and 1530s Sir Thomas Wyatt, the …
Thomas Traherne and Seventeenth-Century Thought
New essays on Thomas Traherne challenge traditional critical readings of the poet. Thomas Traherne has all too often been defined and studied as a solitary thinker, "out of his …
Spenser's Legal Language
Highlights Spenser's use of legal thought and language, resulting in new insights into his work. Both English language and English political life underwent unprecedented change in …
The Uncertain World of Samson Agonistes
Ambiguity, present in all aspects of the poem, is seen as central to Milton's authorial intentions. Shawcross proposes that the many ambiguities surrounding Milton's dramatic poem …
Self-Interpretation in The Faerie Queene
A new reading of the allegorical nature of The Faerie Queene, offering radical new insights into its narrative and form. Recent Spenser criticism has thrown much new light, and …
John Donne and Conformity in Crisis in the Late Jacobean Pulpit
The sermons of John Donne are seen to embody the tensions and pressure on public religious discourse 1621 - 25. This book considers the professional contribution of John Donne to …
The Poetry of Kissing in Early Modern Europe
The "kissing-poem" genre was wide-spread in Renaissance literature; this book surveys its form and development. There is a great deal of kissing in Renaissance poetry, but modern …
King James I and the Religious Culture of England
James I and the Religious Culture of England is a study of King James's influence, both direct and indirect, on various aspects of religious life in England during his reign; James …