The Politics of Mirth
Download or Read eBook The Politics of Mirth PDF written by Leah S. Marcus and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1989-03-23 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Leah S. Marcus |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1989-03-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 0226504522 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780226504520 |
Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Politics of Mirth by : Leah S. Marcus
Book excerpt: "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."—Jean E. Howard