English Mythography in Its European Context, 1500-1650

ISBN-13: 9780198807704 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 304 str.

Anna-Maria Hartmann

Opis

Mythographies-texts that collected and explained ancient myths-were indispensable tools of literary engagement during the European Renaissance. This volume focuses on neglected English mythographies written between 1577 and 1647, revealing a unique English take on the genre and unfolding the significant role myth played in broader culture.

Recenzje

Hartmann's deeply researched and meticulously argued study - to which this short review cannot do justice - calls our attention to this understudied tradition and will be necessary reading for anyone interested in myth and mythography in early modern England. Joseph Bowling, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Renaissance Quarterly

O autorze

Dr Anna-Maria Hartmann is a Fellow and College Lecturer in English at Trinity College, Cambridge. She was previously a Departmental Lecturer in English Literature at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and also held the post of Christopher Tower Junior Research Fellow in Greek Mythology at Christ Church between 2012 and 2016. She completed her doctorate in English at Trinity College, Cambridge. Her research focuses on the reception of ancient mythology in the Renaissance.