Spenserian Satire: A Tradition of Indirection by Rachel Hile (English) Paperback

Description: Spenserian Satire by Rachel Hile A detailed study of Spensers poetic legacy, focusing on his reputation as a satirist and his influence on satirical poetry written by his contemporaries. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Scholars of Edmund Spenser have focused much more on his accomplishments in epic and pastoral than his work in satire. Scholars of early modern English satire almost never discuss Spenser. However, these critical gaps stem from later developments in the canon rather than any insignificance in Spensers accomplishments and influence on satiric poetry. This book argues that the indirect form of satire developed by Spenser served during and after Spensers lifetime as an important model for other poets who wished to convey satirical messages with some degree of safety. The book connects key Spenserian texts in The Shepheardes Calender and the Complaints volume with poems by a range of authors in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, including Joseph Hall, Thomas Nashe, Tailboys Dymoke, Thomas Middleton and George Wither, to advance the thesis that Spenser was seen by his contemporaries as highly relevant to satire in Elizabethan England. -- . Flap Spenserian satire examines the satirical poetry of Edmund Spenser and argues for his importance as a model and influence for younger poets writing satires in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. The book focuses on reading satirical texts of the period in relation to one another, with specific attention to the role that Edmund Spenser plays in that literary subsystem, in order to address several distinct audiences. For Spenser scholars, who recognize Spensers supremacy in "serious poetry" of the period and have carefully studied his influence on epic, pastoral and lyric poetry, the analysis of Spensers reputation as a satirical poet will contribute to a fuller understanding of Spenser as "the poets poet." For scholars of satire, the book offers a more detailed discussion and theorization of the type of satire that Spenser wrote, "indirect satire," than has been provided elsewhere. Spensers satire does not fit well into the categories that have been used to taxonomize satirical writing from the classical era up to the eighteenth century, but including him with the complaint tradition is also imprecise. A theory of indirect satire benefits not just Spenser studies, but satire studies as well. For scholars of English Renaissance satire in particular, who have tended to focus on the formal verse satires of the 1590s to the exclusion of more indirect forms such as Spensers, this book is a corrective, an invitation to recognize the influence of a style of satire that has received little attention Author Biography Rachel E. Hile is Professor of English at Purdue University Fort Wayne Table of Contents Introduction1. Indirect satire: theory and Spenserian practice2. Spensers satire of indirection: affiliation, allusion, allegory 3. Spenser and the English literary system in the 1590s4. Spenserian "entry codes" to indirect satire5. Thomas Middletons satires before and after the Bishops Ban6. After the Bishops Ban: imitation of Spenserian satireConclusionIndex Review Offers an important theoretical framework and textually detailed account of an overlooked genre in the history of satire.Professor Lowell Gallagher, Studies in English LiteratureHiles book is an engaging and carefully researched study, which not only furthers our understanding of verse satires of the late-sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, but also invites scholars to reassess the importance of indirect satire in the trajectory of Spensers works and the influence it had on emerging writers. By prompting us to read Spensers satirical work alongside his epic, pastoral, and lyrical poetry, Hile expands our sense of him as "the poetss poet"Stuart Hart, The Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol 49, Issue 1, Spring 2018 -- . Long Description Scholars of Edmund Spenser have focused much more on his accomplishments in epic and pastoral than his work in satire. Scholars of early modern English satire almost never discuss Spenser. However, these critical gaps stem from later developments in the canon rather than any insignificance in Spensers accomplishments and influence on satiric poetry. This book argues that the indirect form of satire developed by Spenser served during and after Spensers lifetime as an important model for other poets who wished to convey satirical messages with some degree of safety. The book connects key Spenserian texts in The Shepheardes Calender and the Complaints volume with poems by a range of authors in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, including Joseph Hall, Thomas Nashe, Tailboys Dymoke, Thomas Middleton and George Wither, to advance the thesis that Spenser was seen by his contemporaries as highly relevant to satire in Elizabethan England. -- . Review Quote "Offers an important theoretical framework and textually detailed account of an overlooked genre in the history of satire." - Professor Lowell Gallagher, Studies in English Literature Details ISBN1526139510 Publisher Manchester University Press Year 2019 ISBN-10 1526139510 ISBN-13 9781526139511 Format Paperback Author Rachel Hile Pages 224 Series The Manchester Spenser Imprint Manchester University Press Subtitle A Tradition of Indirection Place of Publication Manchester Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 821.3 Publication Date 2019-05-17 Short Title Spenserian Satire Language English UK Release Date 2019-05-17 NZ Release Date 2019-05-17 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2019-05-16 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:128107202;

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