The unrepentant Renaissance
This title counters the prevalent view of the Renaissance period as dominated by the regulation of bodies and passions, aiming to reclaim the period as an era happily churning with surprising worldly, and self-assertive energies.
European literatureEnglish literatureCriticism and interpretationHistory and criticismPetrarca, francesco, 1304-1374Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, criticism and interpretationLiteratureEnglish literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700