num_pages: 214
description: The advent of relatively cheap editions in the mid-16th 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.
language: English
title: Autobiography and Authorship in Renaissance Verse: Chronicles of the Self
titlecomplete: Autobiography and Authorship in Renaissance Verse: Chronicles of the Self (Early Modern Literature in History)
series: Early Modern Literature in History
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan