What is a self? Greenblatt argues that the 16th century saw the awakening of modern self-consciousness, the ability to fashion an identity out of the culture and politics of one's society. In a series of brilliant readings, Greenblatt shows how identity is constructed in the work of Shakespeare, Marlowe, Spenser and other Renaissance writers. A classic piece of literary criticism, and the origins of the New Historicist school of thought, Renaissance Self-Fashioning remains a critical and challenging text for readers of Renaissance literature.
| ISBN: | 9781912453108 |
| Publication date: | 15th May 2018 |
| Author: | Liam Haydon |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Macat Library |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 100 pages |
| Series: | The Macat Library |
| Genres: |
Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints Study and learning skills: general Political science and theory Literary theory Philosophy |