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Gossip, rumour, scandal and defamation are just some of the popular
discourses examined in this collection of essays by an
international group of scholars. Featuring research on a wide range
of resource materials (including political literature, police
reports, drama, ballads, contemporary fiction, poetry and
caricatures) the volume provides an introduction to the history and
sociology of dissent. Each chapter explores instances of subversion
and scurrility in a particular historical context. Emphasis is
placed on the political culture of early modern Britain where new
relationships between the state and society were pioneered. From
this base further chapters proceed to discuss manifestations of
these relationships in other societies and during other periods.
Subversion and Scurrility reveals that while the ways in which
opposition is expressed are infinitely variable, the impulse to
protest is a constant.
Shakespeare's history plays have always been pivotal to our
understanding of his works. This collection renews attention to
these crucial plays by exploring official and unofficial versions
of the past, histories and counter-histories in the plays of
Shakespeare and his contemporaries. By exploring the diversity of
Shakespeare's engagement with history in all its forms, these
contributors open up a range of new interpretive possibilities for
understanding the way history 'plays' with the past. The book is
divided into three sections: Memory and mourning,
Counter-histories, Identity and performance. In each section,
leading theorists, historicists and performance critics offer fresh
perspectives on the key issues that are transforming our
understanding of Shakespeare. These include: gender and violence,
the mapping of Britain, cultural memory and religion. This
collection will appeal to all critically engaged readers of
Shakespeare. In particular it will command wide-ranging interest
from undergraduates, postgraduates, academic researchers and
students of early modern theatre, history and culture. -- .
This is a new edition of this established guide for students
studying literature for the first time. This up-to-the minute
foundational guide introduces the full range of literary forms,
styles, theories and critical strategies which new students need to
cover. By careful use of examples it demonstrates exactly how
strategies for reading texts can be put to work and all texts
discussed are conveniently available in the Norton Anthology of
English Literature. The successful first edition is now updated
with the latest in research and teaching by the academics based at
one of the UK's leading university literature departments. It
features a new Students Resources section with 3 new chapters on
Reading, Writing, and Reflecting and including 'how to' features
such as how to avoid plagiarism, and how to prepare a bibliography.
It discusses both British and American authors, while the texts
discussed in the book generally appear in the Norton Anthology of
English Literature. It introduces a wide range of literary forms,
styles and critical strategies, essential knowledge for the
beginning student of literature.
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