Taboo and Transgression in British Literature from the Renaissance to the Present

Horlacher- S.

ISBN 10: 0230619908 / ISBN 13: 9780230619906

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, GB, 2010

About this Item

Taboo and Transgression in British Literature from the Renaissance to the Present develops an innovative overview of the interdisciplinary theoretical approaches to the topic that have emerged in recent years. Alongside exemplary model analyses of key periods and representative primary texts, this exciting new anthology of critical essays has been specifically designed to fill a major gap in the field of literary and cultural studies. This book traces the complex dynamic and ongoing negotiation of notions of transgression and taboo as an essential, though often neglected, facet to understanding the development, production, and conception of literature from the early modern Elizabethan period through postmodern debates. The combination of a broad theoretical and historical framework covering almost fifty representative authors and uvres makes this essential reading for students and specialists alike in the fields of literary studies and cultural studies.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Taboo and Transgression in British Literature from the Renaissance to the Present
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, GB
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230619908
• ISBN 13: 9780230619906
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Taboo and Transgression in British Literature from the Renaissance to the Present develops an innovative overview of the interdisciplinary theoretical approaches to the topic that have emerged in recent years. Alongside exemplary model analyses of key periods and representative primary texts, this exciting new anthology of critical essays has been specifically designed to fill a major gap in the field of literary and cultural studies. This book traces the complex dynamic and ongoing negotiation of notions of transgression and taboo as an essential, though often neglected, facet to understanding the development, production, and conception of literature from the early modern Elizabethan period through postmodern debates. The combination of a broad theoretical and historical framework covering almost fifty representative authors and uvres makes this essential reading for students and specialists alike in the fields of literary studies and cultural studies.

About the Author

STEFAN HORLACHER Professor of English Literature and Chair of the English Department at Dresden University of Technology, Germany.
 
STEFAN GLOMB Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Mannheim University, Germany.

LARS HEILER Senior Lecturer in English and American Literatures at the University of Kassel, Germany.