Constituting Old Age in Early Modern English Literature, from Queen Elizabeth to King Lear
(Part of the Massachusetts Studies in Early Modern Culture Series)
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How did Shakespeare and his contemporaries, whose works mark the last quarter century of Elizabeth I's reign as one of the richest moments in all of English literature, regard and represent old age? Was late life seen primarily as a time of withdrawal and preparation for death, as scholars and historians have traditionally maintained? In this book, Christopher Martin examines how, contrary to received impressions, writers and thinkers of the era--working...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1558499733
ISBN13:9781558499737
Release Date:November 2012
Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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