Greene in Conceit. New raised from his grave to write the tragic history of fair Valeria in London. (1598). Barnabe Rich Society Publications 19.

Dickenson, John

ISBN 10: 0772720436 / ISBN 13: 9780772720436

Published by Toronto, Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 2008, 2008

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Paperback. Very good. 151pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Greene in Conceit. New raised from his grave to write the tragic history of fair Valeria in London. (1598). Barnabe Rich Society Publications 19.
• Publisher: Toronto, Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0772720436
• ISBN 13: 9780772720436
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Gebraucht / Used

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Synopsis

The story of Valeria is an archetypal tale of unequal marriage, escape and betrayal, abuse and retribution. Trapped in the social conventions of late sixteenth-century London, the heroine’s vitality and wilfulness make her ultimately a tragic figure. Dickenson, in keeping with the temper of the age, is a moralist, but he goes beyond conventional moralising to explore the position of women in a patriarchal society. He is an accomplished stylist yet also delivers a fast-moving narrative that makes him very accessible. The title refers to the late Robert Greene, an outstanding popular fiction writer of the period, who supposedly gains permission to return briefly to the land of the living to let the world know the tragic tale of Valeria, whose shade has recently arrived in Hades. Encountering Dickenson, Greene appoints him to bring the tale to the public.The EditorsDonald Beecher is professor of English at Carleton University in Ottawa. He is the editor of some twenty critical editions of Renaissance texts, and, in his most recent writings, is concerned with the cognitive sciences and their significance for the study of literature.David Margolies, emeritus professor of English at Goldsmiths College, London, has published extensively on the fiction of the Elizabethan period, on popular culture, and on Shakespeare’s plays from a social perspective.