For many years C. S. Lewis's dismissal of the sixteenth century as
a 'drab age' influenced literary scholars. Andrew Hadfield offers a
challenging reinterpretation, through study of the work of some of
the century's most important writers, including Skelton, Bale,
Sidney, Spenser, Baldwin and the Earl of Surrey. He argues that all
were involved in the establishment of a vernacular literary
tradition as a crucial component of English identity, yet also
wished to use the category of 'literature' to create a public space
for critical political debate. Conventional assumptions - that
pre-modern and modern history are neatly separated by the
Renaissance, and that literary history is best studied as an
autonomous narrative - are called into question: this book is a
study of literary texts, but also a contribution to theories and
histories of politics, national identity and culture.
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