Poetry and Politics in the English Renaissance

This title includes the following features: A revised edition ofNorbrook's groundbreaking book of 1984 (Routledge), with new introduction,supplementary material, and updated footnotes.; An exceptionally importantcontribution to interdisciplinary studies of early modern culture, historicaland literary.; Praised by eminent historians and literary critics, includingChristopher Hill, Blair Worden, Katherine Eisaman Maus, and Frank Kermode - whowrote of the book's 'decisive effect on our thinking about the poetry of theEnglish Renaissance' (TLS); An invaluable basis for the study of poets such asSidney, Spenser, Fulke Greville, Jonson, and Milton, in the context of theirtimes.