Title: Reading Literature Historically
Description: How far should we try to read medieval and early modern texts historically? Does the attempt to uncover how such texts might have been received by their original readers and audiences uncover new, hitherto unexpected contemporary resonances in them? Or does it flatten works of art into mere 'secondary sources' for historical analysis? This book makes the case for the study of literature in context.
Subjects: English literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700, English literature, History and criticism, Historicism in literature, English drama, English poetry