Textures of Renaissance Knowledge - Softcover

Berry, Philippa; Tudeau-Clayton, Margaret

 
9780719064654: Textures of Renaissance Knowledge
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ISBN 10: 0719064651 ISBN 13: 9780719064654
Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This volume addresses the multiple, complex and sometimes contradictory forms of knowledge in circulation during a period recognized as a turning point in the intellectual history of Western Europe, and described today alternatively as "early modern" or "Renaissance." The problems of the label "early modern" are discussed, including the implied rupture with earlier periods, and the consequent denial of the difference or "otherness" of the textures of these forms of knowledge. Drawing on a range of critical discourses, the essays collected here engage with these textures in the more nuanced styles of interpretative practice which are emerging in the wake of new historicism and cultural materialism, and which represent a significant shift in critical approach and focus.

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About the Author

Philippa Berry is a Fellow and Director of Studies in English at King's College, Cambridge.

Margaret Tudeau-Clayton teaches English at the University of Zürich, Switzerland.

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Publisher
Manchester University Press
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0719064651
ISBN 13 
9780719064654
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
240

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