Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 570 g
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The Eucharist, Disguise, and Foreign Fashion in Early Modern Prose Fiction
Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 570 g
Reihe: ISSN
ISBN: 978-3-11-034334-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
This study takes a fresh look at the abundant scenarios of disguise in early modern prose fiction and suggests reading them in the light of the contemporary religio-political developments. More specifically, it argues that Elizabethan narratives adopt aspects of the heated Eucharist debate during the Reformation, including officially renounced notions like transubstantiation, to negotiate culturally pressing concerns regarding identity change.
Drawing on the rich field of research on the adaptation of pre-Reformation concerns in Anglican England, the book traces a cross-fertilisation between the Reformation and the literary mode of romance. The study brings together topics which are currently being strongly debated in early modern studies: the turn to religion, a renewed interest in aesthetics, and a growing engagement with prose fiction.
Narratives which are discussed in detail are William Baldwin’s , Robert Greene’s , Philip Sidney’s , and Thomas Lodge’s and , George Gascoigne’s , John Lyly’s , Barnabe Riche’s , Greene’s , and Thomas Nashe’s .
Zielgruppe
Academics (Literary and Culltural Studies), Libraries, Institutes
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Rezeption, literarische Einflüsse und Beziehungen
