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Autobiography and Authorship in Renaissance Verse: Chronicles of the Self

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Autobiography and Authorship in Renaissance Verse: Chronicles of the Self - Heale, E
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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.

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Autobiography and Authorship in Renaissance Verse: Chronicles of the Self 2002, Palgrave MacMillan, London

ISBN-13: 9780333773970

2003 edition

Hardcover