Essex: The cultural impact of an Elizabethan courtier

Synopsis

This collection of new essays about the earl of Essex, one of the most important figures of the Elizabethan court, resituates his life and career within the richly diverse contours of his cultural and political milieu. It identifies the ways in which his biography has been variously interpreted both during his own lifetime and since his death in 1601. Collectively, the essays examine a wealth of diverse visual and textual manifestations of Essex: poems, portraits, films; texts produced by Essex himself, including private letters, prose tracts, poems and entertainments; and the transmission and circulation of these as a means of disseminating his political views. As well as prising open long-held assumptions about the earl’s life, the authors provide a diachronic approach to the earl’s career, identifying crucial events such as the Irish campaign and the uprising, and re-evaluating their significance and critical reception. Collectively, the essays illuminate the reach and significance of the many roles played by the earl and the impact of his brief, dazzling life on his contemporaries and on those who came after, making this the first volume to offer a comprehensive critical overview of the Earl's life and influence.

Copyright:

2013

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

368 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781526110992

Related ISBNs:

9780719084942, 9781526110985, 9781784993542, 9780719084942, 9781526110985, 9781784993542, 9780719084942, 9781526110985, 9781784993542, 9780719084942

Publisher:

Manchester University Press

Date of Addition:

07/10/17

Copyrighted By:

Manchester University Press

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Annaliese Connolly

Edited by:

Lisa Hopkins