Novel and Society in Elizabethan England

Auteur

David Margolies is Emeritus Professor of English at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK.

Texte du rabat

First published in 1985, Novel and Society in Elizabethan England presents a whole range of English fiction of the Elizabethan period against its social background. It considers the major authors of prose fiction and examines how they organised their works for audiences with a specific social perspective.

Résumé
First published in 1985, Novel and Society in Elizabethan England presents a whole range of English fiction of the Elizabethan period against its social background. It considers the major authors of prose fiction and examines how they organised their works for audiences with a specific social perspective.

Contenu

Preface 1. Introduction 2. The social position of the writer 3. Establishing the conventions for printed fiction 4. John Lyly 5. Philip Sidney 6. Thomas Nashe 7. Robert Greene 8. Thomas Deloney 9. Conclusion