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The Discourse of Exile in Early Modern English Literature (Paperback)
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The Discourse of Exile in Early Modern English Literature (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Research in Early Modern History
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This volume examines the literary works of English exiles seeking
to navigate what Edward Said calls "the perilous territory of
not-belonging." The study opens by asking, "How did exile impact
the way an early modern writer defined and constructed their
personal and national identity?" In seeking an answer, the project
traces the development of the "mind of exile," a textual phenomenon
that manifests as an exiled figure whose departure and return
restructures a stable, traditional center of socio-political power;
a narrative where a character, an author, a reader, or some
combination of the three experiences a type of cognitive
displacement resulting in an epiphany that helps define a sense of
self or national identity; and narratives that write and rewrite
historical narratives to reimagine boundaries of national identity
either towards or away from exiled groups or individuals. The study
includes case studies from a variety of authors and groups -
Geoffrey Chaucer, Edmund Spenser, the Wycliffites, the Marian
Exiles, and their Elizabethan Catholic counterparts - to provide a
clearer understanding of exile as an important part of the
development of a modern English national identity. Reading exilic
texts through this lens offers a fresh approach to early modern
narratives of marginalization while examining and clarifying the
importance of the individual experience of exile filtered through
literary consciousness.
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