The Politics of Mirth Jonson, Herrick, Milton, Marvell, and the Defense of Old Holiday Pastimes |
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| Author:
| Marcus, Leah S. |
| Series title: | Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-50452-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1989 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $52.95 |
Book Description:
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"Leah Marcus's The Politics of Mirth: Jonson, Herrick, Milton, Marvell, and the Defense of Old Holiday Pastimes is a fascinating study of why James and Charles promoted some types of rural sport and festival and of how certain literary texts participated in promoting or critiquing royal policy. . . . Marcus provocatively links texts not often studied in conjunction with one another, and she provides strong and detailed readings of those texts."--Jean E. Howard
"Leah Marcus's The Politics of Mirth: Jonson, Herrick, Milton, Marvell, and the Defense of Old Holiday Pastimes is a fascinating study of why James and Charles promoted some types of rural sport and festival and of how certain literary texts participated in promoting or critiquing royal policy. . . . Marcus provocatively links texts not often studied in conjunction with one another, and she provides strong and detailed readings of those texts."--Jean E. Howard