{"title":"Series: Wiley Blackwell Guides to Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eWiley Blackwell Guides to Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e series offers insightful explorations across diverse fields, blending rigorous scholarship with accessible prose. Readers will find thoughtful perspectives that engage with complex ideas spanning philosophy, psychology, history, and beyond, making this collection a valuable resource for those seeking depth and nuance in literary and intellectual traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether delving into cultural narratives, ethical questions, or the intersections of literature with health, business, and technology, these guides illuminate the connections shaping our understanding of the world. Expect well-crafted texts that enrich your appreciation of literature’s role within broader human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-english-renaissance-1500-1620-by-andrew-hadfield-9780631220244","title":"The English Renaissance 1500-1620","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lively and stimulating book guides students through the historical contexts, key figures, texts, themes and issues in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century English literature. \u003cem\u003eThe English Renaissance, 1500-1620\u003c\/em\u003e sets out the historical and cultural contexts of Renaissance England, highlighting the background voices and events which influenced literary production, including the Reformation, the British problem, perceptions of other cultures, and the voyages to the Americas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA series of short biographical essays on the key writers of the period explain their significance, and explore a variety of perspectives with which to approach them. In-depth analyses of a number of well-studied texts are also provided, indicating why each text is important and suggesting ways in which each might usefully be read. Texts featured include \u003cem\u003eAstrophil and Stella, Othello, Utopia, Dr Faustus, The Tragedy of Miriam, The Unfortunate Traveller\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Faerie Queene\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume charts the intricacies of English Renaissance literature, taking in a variety of themes including women, gender and the question of homosexuality; the stage; printing and censorship; humanism and education and rhetoric. Attention is also drawn to current debates in Renaissance criticism such as New Historicism and Cultural Materialism, thus the book provides students with an unparalleled foundation for further study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFully cross-referenced, with a useful chronology, glossary and suggestions for further reading, this much-needed guide conveys the excitement of reading Renaissance literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471767519468,"sku":"9780631220244","price":109.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780631220244-the-english-renaissance-1500-1620.jpg?v=1775252998"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-wiley-blackwell-guides-to-literature.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}