Narrative and meaning in early modern England : Browne's skull and other histories

Title
  1. Narrative and meaning in early modern England : Browne's skull and other histories / Howard Marchitello.
Published by
  1. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Author
  1. Marchitello, Howard.

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Description
  1. xiv, 229 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. Howard Marchitello's study of narrative techniques in Renaissance discourse analyzes imaginative conjunctions of literary texts, such as those by Shakespeare and Thomas Browne, with developments in scientific and technical writing. In Narrative and meaning in early modern England he explores the relationship between a range of early modern discourses, such as cartography, anatomy, and travel writing, and the developing sense of the importance of narrative in producing meaning. Narrative was used in the Renaissance as both a mode of discourse and an epistemology; it produced knowledge, but also dictated how that knowledge should be understood. Marchitello uses a wide range of cultural documents to illustrate the importance of narrative in constructing the Renaissance understanding of time and identity. By highlighting the inherent textual element in imaginative and scientific discourses, his study also evaluates a range of contemporary critical practices and explores their relation to narrative and the production of meaning.
Series statement
  1. Cambridge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 20
Uniform title
  1. Cambridge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 20.
Subject
  1. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Technique
  2. Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682 > Technique
  3. Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682
  4. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
  5. Browne, Thomas 1605-1682
  6. Shakespeare, William 1564-1616
  7. Browne, Thomas, (1605-1682)
  8. Browne, Thomas (Philosoph, 1605-1682)
  9. Shakespeare, William
  10. 1500-1700
  11. English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism
  12. Literature and science > England > History > 17th century
  13. Literature and science > England > History > 16th century
  14. Meaning (Philosophy) in literature
  15. Narration (Rhetoric) > History > 17th century
  16. Narration (Rhetoric) > History > 16th century
  17. Renaissance > England
  18. Literature > english
  19. Literature > history
  20. English literature > Early modern
  21. Intellectual life
  22. Literature and science
  23. Narration (Rhetoric)
  24. Renaissance
  25. Technique
  26. Dramentechnik
  27. Englisch
  28. Erzähltechnik
  29. Kartografie
  30. Kraniologie
  31. Literatur
  32. Rhetorik
  33. Literature and science > Great Britain > History > 16th century
  34. Literature and science > Great Britain > History > 17th century
  35. Renaissance > Great Britain
  36. Littérature anglaise > 16e siècle > Histoire et critique
  37. Littérature anglaise > 17e siècle > Histoire et critique
  38. Littérature et sciences > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire
  39. Littérature et sciences > Angleterre (GB) > 17e siècle
  40. Signification (philosophie) > Dans la littérature
  41. Geschichte 1580-1640
  42. Great Britain > Intellectual life > 17th century
  43. England
  44. Great Britain
  45. Großbritannien
  46. Englisch
Genre/Form
  1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  2. History.
Contents
  1. Introduction: narrationalities -- Shakespeare's Othello and Vesalius's Fabrica: anatomy, gender, and the narrative production of meaning -- (Dis)embodied letters and The merchant of Venice: writing, editing, history -- Political maps: the production of cartography in early modern England -- Possessing the New World: historicism and the story of the anecdote -- Browne's skull.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-225) and index.