Title: The unrepentant Renaissance
Description: This title counters the prevalent view of the Renaissance period as dominated by the regulation of bodies and passions, aiming to reclaim the period as an era happily churning with surprising worldly, and self-assertive energies.
Subjects: European literature, English literature, Criticism and interpretation, History and criticism, Petrarca, francesco, 1304-1374, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, criticism and interpretation, Literature, English literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700
People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374)
Time periods: Early modern, 1500-1700, Renaissance, 1450-1600