{"product_id":"1611-authority-gender-and-the-word-in-early-modern-england-hardback-9781405193917","title":"1611; Authority, Gender and the Word in Early Modern England (Hardback) 9781405193917","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003e1611\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAuthority, Gender and the Word in Early Modern England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“In 1611: Authority, Gender and the Word in Early Modern England, Helen Wilcox transports us back to the rich textual history of a single year in Jacobean England,  where she proves to be the most amiable and knowledgeable of guides.   Side by side, elite works next to popular, the year unfolds with all the curious excitement of an elegantly presented almanac.  Whether your preference is for The King James Bible or Dekker and Middleton’s The Roaring Girl, Coryates Crudities or The Winter’s Tale, this is a splendid slice-of-life introduction to early modern England that will please new readers and specialists alike.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan F.S. Post,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e University of California, Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Fascinating, elegant, and eminently readable, \u003ci\u003e1611\u003c\/i\u003e is a treasure trove of information and critical insight.  Wilcox displays great range, writing as smartly about Shakespeare as about Lanyer, about secular as about devotional works.  She makes juxtapositions and connections among texts that are unexpected and illuminating.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAchsah Guibbory\u003c\/b\u003e, Barnard College\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Conventionally, our knowledge of texts is filtered through canon formations, critical traditions, and political agendas, producing predictable selectivities, but different perspectives can be gained by the radically simple method Helen Wilcox adopts, of assembling the texts, connections and priorities of a key moment in the past.  1611 offers the student the chance to share a journey of discovery of a single year.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCedric Brown\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Emeritus, University of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHelen Wilcox (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405193917, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 16.3 x 2 cm, 0.508 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e1611: Authority, Gender, and the Word in Early Modern England\u003c\/i\u003e explores issues of authority, gender, and language within and across the variety of literary works produced in one of most landmark years in literary and cultural history.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents an exploration of a year in the textual life of early modern England\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJuxtaposes the variety and range of texts that were published, performed,   read, or heard in the same year, 1611\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an account of the textual culture of the year 1611, the environment of language, and the ideas from which the Authorised Version of the English Bible emerged\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations Chronology of Selected Historical, Cultural and Textual Events in 1611\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: ‘The omnipotency of the word’ 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Jonson’s Oberon and friends: masque and music in 1611 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Aemilia Lanyer and the ‘first fruits’ of women’s wit 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Coryats Crudities and the ‘travelling Wonder’ of the age 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Time, tyrants and the question of authority: The Winter’s Tale and related drama 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 ‘Expresse words’: Lancelot Andrewes and the sermons and devotions of 1611 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Roaring Girl on and off stage 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 ‘The new world of words’: authorising translation in 1611 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Donne’s ‘Anatomy’ and the commemoration of women: ‘her death hath taught us dearly’ 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Vengeance and virtue: The Tempest and the triumph of tragicomedy 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: ‘This scribling age’ 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: A List of Printed Texts Published in 1611 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 244\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437799207192,"sku":"9781405193917","price":59.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405193917.jpg?v=1784941515","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/1611-authority-gender-and-the-word-in-early-modern-england-hardback-9781405193917","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}