Breaking new ground by considering productions of popular
culture from above, rather than from below, this book draws on
theorists of cultural studies, such as Pierre Bourdieu, Roger
Chartier and John Fiske to synthesize work from disparate fields
and present new readings of well-known literary works.
Using the literature of Shakespeare, Spenser and Jonson, Mary
Ellen Lamb investigates the social narratives of several social
groups an urban, middling group; an elite at the court of James;
and an aristocratic faction from the countryside. She states that
under the pressure of increasing economic stratification, these
social fractions created cultural identities to distinguish
themselves from each other particularly from lower status groups.
Focusing on Shakespeare s A Midsummer Night's Dream and Merry Wives
of Windsor, Spenser's Faerie Queene, and Jonson's Masque of Oberon,
she explores the ways in which early modern literature formed a
particularly productive site of contest for deep social changes,
and how these changes in turn, played a large role in shaping some
of the most well-known works of the period."
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture |
Release date: |
June 2008 |
First published: |
2006 |
Authors: |
Mary Ellen Lamb
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
284 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-47743-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Literature: history & criticism >
General
|
LSN: |
0-415-47743-3 |
Barcode: |
9780415477437 |
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