1st Edition

Voice Terminal Echo (Routledge Revivals) Postmodernism and English Renaissance Texts

By Jonathan Goldberg Copyright 1986
206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1986, this title examines a set of English Renaissance texts by Shakespeare, Spenser, Herbert, Marvell and Milton, within the theoretic framework of postmodern thought. Following an opening chapter that argues for the value of this conjunction as a way of understanding literary history, subsequent chapters draw upon Jacques Derrida’s deconstruction of photocentrism and Jacques... Read more

Acknowledgements;  1. Terminals  2. Marvell’s nymph and the echo of voice  3. Consuming texts: Spenser and the poet’s economy  4. Shakespearian characters: the generations of Silvia  5. The dead letter: Herbert’s other voices  6. Milton’s warning voice: considering preventive measures;  Notes;  Index

Biography

Jonathan Goldberg