The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia and the invention of English literature
By: Joel B. Davis
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780230112520
Subjects: Arcadia in literature
Description: The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia and the Invention of English Literature revises the semiotic paradigm of the early modern ""literary system"" dominant since 1983 by adapting methods entailed by Jerome J. McGann's idea that literary works emerge through a series of semiotic events. Davis analyzes Philip Sidney's Arcadia and Astrophil and Stella in order to demonstrate how design elements stage the scene of reading these works.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.