York Notes Companions: Renaissance Poetry and Prose

The York Notes Companion to Renaissance Poetry and Prose examines the best-known writers and poets of the age Shakespeare, Milton, Spenser and Donne alongside writers much newer to the canon, such as Mary Sidney, Anne Locke and Aemilia Lanyer. Illuminating key cultural issues in the Renaissance world including religion, exploration and gender, the Companion offers close analysis of texts, and guides students through key literary theories and debates.  Connecting texts with their historical and scholarly contexts, this is essential reading for any student of Renaissance literature. 

Each York Notes Companion provides:

• Analysis  of key texts and debates  
• Extended  commentaries for further in-depth analysis of individual texts  
• Exploration  of historical, social and cultural contexts
• Annotations clarifying literary terms and events in history
• Modern  theoretical perspectives in practice  
• Timelines  and annotated further reading

June Waudby is a Lecturer with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Hull.