Reinventing the Matter of Britain: Undermining the State in Jacobean Masques

Philippa Berry; Jayne Archer

Reinventing the Matter of Britain: Undermining the State in Jacobean Masques

Philippa Berry, Jayne Archer

Department of English and Creative Writing

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Abstract

Though British history and identity in the early modern period are intensively researched areas, the role of literature in the construction of 'Britishness' has not been thoroughly studied. In this volume, leading Renaissance literary critics review a broad range of texts from the period, including plays of Shakespeare, in view of the new British history. This collection opens up a new kind of literary history with immediate relevance to contemporary discussions of 'Britishness.'

Original language	English
Title of host publication	British Identities and English Renaissance Literature
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	119-134
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	0-521782007
Publication status	Published - 2002

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