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Elizabethan Humanism

Name: Elizabethan Humanism
Author: Dr Mike Pincombe
ISBN: 9780582289802

by Dr Mike Pincombe

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B> The term 'humanist' originally referred to a scholar of Classical literature. In the Renaissance, and particularly in the Elizabethan age, European intellectuals devoted themselves to the rediscovery and study of Roman and Greek literature and culture. This trend of Renaissance thought became known in the 19th century as 'humanism'. Often a difficult concept to understand, the term Elizabethan Humanism is introduced here and explained in a number of different contexts. Allan Pincombe illustrates how knowledge of humanism allows a clearer understanding of Elizabethan literature Elizabethan Humanism: Literature and Learning in the Later Sixteenth Century offers an accessible guide to the basic principles underlying humanism in Elizabethan literature. It is a unique account of Elizabethan humanism, dedicated specifically to the Elizabethan period of Renaissance writing which offers an entirely new approach to the topic by using sixteenth century records of the words humanity and humanist to establish an Elizabethan meaning for the word humanism. It covers an extensive range of material including sources, background, authors and genre in order that the reader may gain a broader picture. Alan Pincombe looks closely at major texts of the Elizabethan period which include Spenser's, 'The Shepherd's Calendar'; Marlowe's 'Faustus' and Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. For those interested in the 16th century or renaissance era literature or society.

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Though the Elizabethans never used the term humanism, which figures so largely in modern studies of them, they did use related words such as humanist, humanity, and . Pincombe (English literature and linguistics, U. of Newcastle) seeks the cluster of meanings and innuendos they seem to have had in mind, finding that it encompasses concepts like literature, grammar, the classics, learning, education, good manners, urbanity, courtesy, gentility, and human kindness. He considers general uses, then looks at specific texts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)