Censorship is one of the key controversies debated by Renaissance historians and literary critics. This is the first collection that brings together the key figures in the field and includes…

Should we assume that people who lived some time ago were quite similar to us or should we assume that they need to be thought of as alien beings with…

The Cambridge Companion to Spenser provides an accessible and rigorous introduction to Spenser. Fourteen specially-commissioned essays provide all the essential information required to appreciate and understand Spenser’s rewarding and challenging…

This highly praised book, first published in 2005, reveals in a series of powerful readings how political thought critical of the government underpins Shakespeare’s writing. Anyone interested in Shakespeare and…

Mendacity in Early Modern Literature and Culture examines the historical, cultural, and epistemological underpinnings of lying and deception in early modern England, including the political, religious, aesthetic, and philosophical discourses…

An anthology of writings by English travellers in the Renaissance that helps students understand travel and colonial writing by English writers in the first age of English exploration. This second…

Presents a survey of the field of popular culture in early modern England. This book explores the meaning and significance of the term ‘popular culture’ when applied to the early…

This comprehensive, interdisciplinary research companion is an essential resource for scholars of early modern history and culture. For the first time a detailed consideration of the scope of early modern…