Leah S Marcus
Biographic Data
| ID | 983694 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leah S Marcus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leah S |
| FAMILY NAME | Marcus |
| SIGNATURE | MARCUS L S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vanderbilt University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
How Shakespeare Put Politics on the Stage: Power and Succession in the History Plays
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Why the ‘Pathetic Fallacy’ Isn’t One: Early Modern Vitalism and the Emotions of Nature in Shakespeare and Milton
This essay explores possible connections between modern scientific investigation of nature and the portrayal of affective communities in King Lear and Paradise Lost
Shakespearean Editing and Why It Matters
A generation ago, many Shakespearean scholars simply accepted the versions of the play that they were provided with by editors. So long as the label was right – Arden, Oxford, Cambridge, Penguin, Riverside, Pelican – the content was assumed to be reliable. But editing can never be transparent – it is always influenced by the cultural assumptions of the editor and his or her era, however submerged those assumptions may be in terms of the editor's …
The Cambridge Companion to English Literature, 1500–1600
This is the first comprehensive account of English Renaissance literature in the context of the culture which shaped it: the courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the tumult of Catholic and Protestant alliances during the Reformation, the age of printing and of New World discovery. In this century courtly literature under Henry VIII moves toward a new, more personal poetry of sentiment, narrative and romance. The development of English prose is s…
Unediting the Renaissance: Shakespeare, Marlowe, Milton
78 / Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme Montaigne chercherait à combler un manque: 1) amorce du projet des Essais, (surtout) l'ami perdu; 2) pendant l'écriture, la connaissance de soi.Rétif au cloisonnement, Montaigne vagabonde/écrit en dépit des genres et unités érigés de nouveau par les néo-aristotéliciens.Son style coupé, sautillant comme celui de l'Arioste (p. 159),accompagne une recherche mélancolique de son identité qui év…
Alternative Shakespeares. Vol. 2
The Politics of Mirth: Jonson, Herrick, Milton, Marvell, and the Defense of Old Holiday Pastimes
Leah Marcus's The Politics of Mirth: Jonson, Herrick, Milton, Marvell, and the Defense of Old Holiday Pastimes is a fascinating study of why James and Charles promoted some types of rural sport and festival and of how certain literary texts participated in promoting or critiquing royal policy. . . . Marcus provocatively links texts not often studied in conjunction with one another, and she provides strong and detailed readings of those texts.-Jea…
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The Politics of Mirth: Jonson, Herrick, Milton, Marvell, and the Defense of Old Holiday Pastimes
Leah Marcus's The Politics of Mirth: Jonson, Herrick, Milton, Marvell, and the Defense of Old Holiday Pastimes is a fascinating study of why James and Charles promoted some types of rural sport and festival and of how certain literary texts participated in promoting or critiquing royal policy. . . . Marcus provocatively links texts not often studied in conjunction with one another, and she provides strong and detailed readings of those texts.-Jea…
Alternative Shakespeares. Vol. 2
The Cambridge Companion to English Literature, 1500–1600
This is the first comprehensive account of English Renaissance literature in the context of the culture which shaped it: the courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the tumult of Catholic and Protestant alliances during the Reformation, the age of printing and of New World discovery. In this century courtly literature under Henry VIII moves toward a new, more personal poetry of sentiment, narrative and romance. The development of English prose is s…
Unediting the Renaissance: Shakespeare, Marlowe, Milton
78 / Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme Montaigne chercherait à combler un manque: 1) amorce du projet des Essais, (surtout) l'ami perdu; 2) pendant l'écriture, la connaissance de soi.Rétif au cloisonnement, Montaigne vagabonde/écrit en dépit des genres et unités érigés de nouveau par les néo-aristotéliciens.Son style coupé, sautillant comme celui de l'Arioste (p. 159),accompagne une recherche mélancolique de son identité qui év…
Shakespearean Editing and Why It Matters
A generation ago, many Shakespearean scholars simply accepted the versions of the play that they were provided with by editors. So long as the label was right – Arden, Oxford, Cambridge, Penguin, Riverside, Pelican – the content was assumed to be reliable. But editing can never be transparent – it is always influenced by the cultural assumptions of the editor and his or her era, however submerged those assumptions may be in terms of the editor's …
Why the ‘Pathetic Fallacy’ Isn’t One: Early Modern Vitalism and the Emotions of Nature in Shakespeare and Milton
This essay explores possible connections between modern scientific investigation of nature and the portrayal of affective communities in King Lear and Paradise Lost
How Shakespeare Put Politics on the Stage: Power and Succession in the History Plays
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
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