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Description

1. xviii, 185 pages; 23 cm

Summary

1. "This book explores the vexed issues raised for English Renaissance literature by the impact of two recent paradigms; the new British history and postcolonial criticism. The formation of the British state is increasingly on the agenda, as critics grapple with the extent to which 'English' identity is bound up with the emergence of 'Britain'. Nation, State and Empire in English Renaissance Literature explores this fresh conjunction, mapping out the contours of a 'multiple-kingdom'. The work is situated at the interface between literature and history, and at the cutting edge of studies of the period, showing the shaping power of literature in creating and contesting national and colonial identities. Through detailed readings of major canonical authors including Shakespeare, Spenser and Milton, a picture emerges of a complex polity constructed on fragile foundations. This volume charts a dramatic shift from Irish to British concerns in the subtle interplay of the themes of union, plantation and conquest."--Jacket.

Subject

1. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Political and social views
2. Milton, John, 1608-1674 > Political and social views
3. Milton, John, 1608-1674
4. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
5. 1500-1700
6. Geschichte 1550-1600
7. Geschichte 1590-1650
8. Geschichte 1600-1650
9. English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism
10. Nationalism and literature > Great Britain > History > 16th century
11. Nationalism and literature > Great Britain > History > 17th century
12. Nationalism in literature
13. Imperialism in literature
14. State, The, in literature
15. Renaissance > England
16. English literature > Early modern
17. Nationalism and literature
18. Political and social views
19. Renaissance
20. Englisch
21. Literatur
22. Nationalbewusstsein
23. Letterkunde
24. Engels
25. Nationalisme
26. Imperialisme
27. Staat (politicologie)
28. Englische Literatur > Nationalbewusstsein > Geschichte 16. Jh
29. Englische Literatur > Nationalbewusstsein > Geschichte 17. Jh
30. Nationalbewusstsein > Englische Literatur > Geschichte 16. Jh
31. Nationalbewusstsein > Englische Literatur > Geschichte 17. Jh
32. Littérature anglaise
33. 16e siècle (2e moitié)-17e siècle (1re moitié)
34. politique
35. Geschichte 1590-1650
36. England
37. Great Britain
38. Englisch

Genre/Form

1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
2. History.

Contents

1. Foreword / John Kerrigan -- Introduction: Fostering Discussion -- From the Irish Question to the British Problem by Way of the English Renaissance -- 1. 'This Sceptred Isle': Shakespeare and the British Problem -- 2. Postcolonial Cymbeline: Sovereignty and Succession from Roman to Renaissance Britain -- 3. Shakespeare, Holinshed and Ireland: Resources and Con-texts -- 4. Forms of Discrimination in Spenser's A View of the State of Ireland (1596; 1633): From Dialogue to Silence -- 5. 'Another Britain?' Bacon's Certain Considerations Touching the Plantation in Ireland (1606; 1657) -- 6. Fording the Nation: Abridging History in Perkin Warbeck (1633) -- 7. Milton's Observations (1649) and 'the Complication of Interests' in Early Modern Ireland.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.