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The Popular Culture of Shakespeare, Spenser and Jonson book cover

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The Popular Culture of Shakespeare, Spenser and Jonson

By Mary Ellen Lamb Copyright 2006
284 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge
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Breaking new ground by considering productions of popular culture from above, rather than from below, this book draws on theorists of cultural studies, such as Pierre Bourdieu, Roger Chartier and John Fiske to synthesize work from disparate fields and present new readings of well-known literary works. Using the literature of Shakespeare, Spenser and Jonson, Mary Ellen Lamb investigates the... Read more

Acknowledgements  1. Producing Popular Cultures  Part 1: Fairies, Old Wives Tales, and Hobbyhorses: Rising to (In)visibility  2. Taken by the Fairies  3. Old Wives’ Tales  4. Hobbyhorses and Fellow Travellers  Part 2: William Shakespeare  5. A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Breeching the Binary  6. Merry Wives of Windsor: Domestic Nationalism and the Refuse of the Realm  Part 3: Edmund Spenser  7. The Faerie Queene: Vanishing Fairies and Dissolving Courtiers  Part 4: Ben Jonson  8. Oberon, The Fairy Prince (1611) and The Great Fairy Caper; The Sad Shepherd (c. 1637) and the Topography of the Devil’s Arse  Conclusion  Notes  Bibliography  Index

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Mary Ellen Lamb

' ... sheds new light on some of the most curious aspects of early modern literature. The book will fascinate anyone interested in early modern literature and/or English folk culture.' - British Theatre Guide
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