The Death Arts in Renaissance England: A Critical Anthology

This book is the first critical anthology of the death arts in Renaissance England, combining over 60 extracts and 20 illustrations to explore how people grappled with mortality in the 16th and 17th centuries. It provides a comprehensive resource of annotated and modernized excerpts, commentary on authors and texts, discussions of how each excerpt is constitutive and expressive of the death arts, and suggestions for further reading. The extended Introduction considers death's intersections with print, gender, sex, and race, surveying the period's preoccupation with and anticipatory reflection upon the cessation of life.

Format: Hardback
Length: 404 pages
Publication date: 08 September 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

This groundbreaking collection, the first-ever critical anthology of the death arts in Renaissance England, brings together over 60 extracts and 20 illustrations to explore and analyze the complex ways in which people grappled with mortality during the 16th and 17th centuries. In addition to offering a comprehensive resource of annotated and modernized excerpts, this engaging study includes insightful commentary on authors and overarching texts, discussions of how each excerpt contributes to and expresses the essence of the death arts, and recommendations for further reading. The extended Introduction delves into the intricate intersections of death with print, gender, sex, and race, surveying the period's profound preoccupation with and anticipatory reflection upon the cessation of life. For scholars, instructors, and students interested in medieval and early modern history, literature, the Reformation, memory studies, book history, and print culture, this indispensable resource serves as both an entry point into the field of early modern death studies and a catalyst for further research.

Weight: 780g
Dimension: 234 x 158 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108479271