A cultural studies approach to two exotic citizen romances by Thomas Heywood
By: Joseph Courtland.
Series: Studies in the humanities ;; v. 58; Studies in the humanities (New York, N.Y.) ;; v. 58.
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
Subjects: Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.; Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641 -- Political and social views.; Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.; Literature and society -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Imperialism in literature.; Exoticism in literature.; Colonies in literature.; London (England) -- In literature.
Description: "Modern literary scholars have, for the most part, devoted little critical attention to that remarkable group of romance dramas featuring citizen heroes that flourished during the late Elizabethan period. Joseph Courtland's in-depth study remedies the situation by providing a fresh, cultural studies approach to this innovative hybrid of chivalric romance, viewing such adventure plays as literary works of colonial discourse within the mode of fantasy.

Based principally on an approach to early modern romance as fantasy suggested by the writings of Tzvetan Todorov, Frederic Jameson, and Rosemary Jackson, the methodology employed in the analysis also incorporates the cultural materialist notion of Renaissance romance as colonial discourse."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-159).