Autobiography and Authorship in Renaissance Verse: Chronicles of the Self
E. Heale - Autobiography and Authorship in Renaissance Verse: Chronicles of the Self
Published: 2003-03-05 | ISBN: 0333773977, 1349416282 | PDF | 206 pages | 0.86 MB
The advent of relatively cheap editions in the mid-sixteenth century produced an explosion of verse, much of which represented the first person speaker as a version of the author. This book examines ways in which writers, often seeking advancement in their careers, harnessed verse for self-promotional purposes. Texts studied include a manuscript autobiography by Thomas Whythorne, printed verse by a woman, Isabella Whitney, travel and war narratives, as well as canonical texts by Spenser, Sidney and Shakespeare.