Elizabethan news pamphlets
Subtitle: Shakespeare, Spenser, Marlowe & the birth of journalism
By: Paul J. Voss.
Series: Medieval & Renaissance literary studies; Medieval and Renaissance literary studies.
Publisher: Duquesne University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593 -- Political and social views.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Political and social views.; Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599 -- Political and social views.; Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610 -- In literature.; English prose literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.; Pamphlets -- Publishing -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Journalism -- England -- History -- 16th century.; France -- Foreign public opinion, British -- History.
Description: "Elizabethan News Pamphlets is the first comprehensive investigation to explore the production and dissemination of the Elizabethan news pamphlets published between 1589-1593. This book collects, defines and investigates the nearly 60 extant news quartos, and also examines their relationship to the birth of journalism; the writings of Marlowe, Shakespeare and Spenser; the rise of national identity; and the complexities of national identity."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.