Defending Literature in Early Modern England Renaissance Literary Theory in Social Context

Robert Matz analyses the defense of literature in Renaissance England in the context of social transformations particularly affecting the aristocracy. Alongside revisionary accounts of the work of Elyot, Sidney and Spenser, this original study engages with important theoretical work such as Pierre Bourdieu's and offers a substantial critique of New Historicist theory.Matz, Robert is the author of 'Defending Literature in Early Modern England Renaissance Literary Theory in Social Context', published 2006 under ISBN 9780521035187 and ISBN 052103518X.