Renaissance Literature and Culture

The guide to Renaissance Literature and Culture provides students with the ideal introduction to literature and its context from 1533-1642 including: - the historical cultural and intellectual background including religion politics exploration and visual culture - major writers and genres including Spenser Sidney Marlowe Shakespeare and Jonson - concise explanations of key terms needed to understand the literature and criticism - key critical approaches to modernism from contemporary critics to the present - a chronology mapping historical events and literary works and further reading including websites and electronic resources.