The Rise of Prison Literature in the Sixteenth Century

ISBN-13: 9781108438797 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 232 str.

Ruth Ahnert

Opis

A fascinating account of writings penned by early modern prisoners, including Thomas More, Lady Jane Grey and Thomas Wyatt.

Recenzje

'The inclusion of both Protestants and Catholics is a particular strength of the volume, as is Ahnert's use of various methodologies ranging from book history, network theory, phenomenology and philosophy - drawing on the work of Michel de Certeau - and close reading practices typically deployed by literary scholars … This is a strong first book and we can no doubt look forward to Ahnert's next project.' Victoria Van Hyning, British Catholic History

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The sixteenth-century prison; 2. Writing the prison; 3. Prison communities; 4. 'Frendes abrode'; 5. Liberating the text?; Afterword; Bibliography.