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Re-imagining Western European Geography in English Renaissance Drama 2012th Edition
Author(s): M. Matei-Chesnoiu (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date: 25 July 2012
- Edition: 2012th
- Language: English
- Print length: 229 pages
- ISBN-10: 0230366309
- ISBN-13: 9780230366305
Book Description
Matei-Chesnoiu examines the changing understanding of world geography in sixteenth-century England and the concomitant involvement of the London theatre in shaping a new perception of Western European space. Fresh readings are offered of Shakespeare, Jonson, Marlowe, Middleton, Dekker, Massinger, Marston, and others.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This is an intriguing book with wide cross-disciplinary appeal, engaging with literary, political, historical and geographical texts to show the interwoven nature of places, peoples, events and representations.” – Literature & History
About the Author
Monica Matei-Chesnoiu is Professor of English literature at Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania.
