The range of poetic invention that occurred in Renaissance English
literature was vast, from the lyric eroticism of the late sixteenth
century to the rise of libertinism in the late seventeenth century.
Heather James argues that Ovid, as the poet-philosopher of literary
innovation and free speech, was the galvanizing force behind this
extraordinary level of poetic creativity. Moving beyond mere
topicality, she identifies the ingenuity, novelty and audacity of
the period's poetry as the political inverse of censorship culture.
Considering Spenser, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Jonson, Milton and
Wharton among many others, the book explains how free speech was
extended into the growing domain of English letters, and thereby
presents a new model of the relationship between early modern
poetry and political philosophy.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
June 2023 |
Authors: |
Heather James
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Pages: |
297 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-72071-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-108-72071-4 |
Barcode: |
9781108720717 |
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