Ruth Ahnert

The Rise of Prison Literature in the Sixteenth Century

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Produktbeschreibung

A fascinating account of writings penned by early modern prisoners, including Thomas More, Lady Jane Grey and Thomas Wyatt.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781107040304
• ISBN-10: 1107040302
• Artikelnr.: 38260508

Autorenporträt

Ruth Ahnert is a Lecturer in Early Modern Studies in the School of English and Drama at Queen Mary, University of London. Her work focuses on the literature and culture of the Tudor period, with a specific emphasis on religious history, prison writing and letter writing. Recent and forthcoming publications examine prison scenes in early modern drama, trial narratives and Protestant letter networks. Dr Ahnert serves on the Council of the Society for Renaissance Studies and is co-editor of the Society's Bulletin.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The sixteenth-century prison
2. Writing the prison
3. Prison communities
4. 'Frendes abrode'
5. Liberating the text?
Afterword
Bibliography.