Courtly letters in the age of Henry VIII
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This revisionary study of the origins of courtly poetry reveals the culture of spectatorship and voyeurism that shaped early Tudor English literary life. Through research into the reception of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, it demonstrates how Pandarus became the model of the early modern courtier. His blend of counsel, secrecy and eroticism informed the behaviour of poets, lovers, diplomats and even Henry VIII himself. In close readings of the poetry of Hawes and Skelton, the drama of the court, the letters of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn, the writings of Thomas Wyatt, and manuscript anthologies and early printed books, Seth Lerer illuminates a 'Pandaric' world of displayed bodies, surreptitious letters and transgressive performances. In the process, he redraws the boundaries between the medieval and the Renaissance and illustrates the centrality of the verse epistle to the construction of subjectivity.
Title |
Courtly letters in the age of Henry VIII : literary culture and the arts of deceit / Seth Lerer. |
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Publisher |
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press |
Creation Date |
1997 |
Notes |
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-248) and index. English |
Content |
1. Pretexts: Chaucer's Pandarus and the origins of courtly discourse -- 2. The King's Pandars: performing courtiership in the 1510s -- 3. The King's hand: body politics in the letters of Henry VIII -- 4. Private quotations, public memories: Troilus and Criseyde and the politics of the manuscript anthology -- 5. Wyatt, Chaucer, Tottel: the verse epistle and the subjects of the courtly lyric. |
Series |
Cambridge studies in Renaissance literature and culture 18 |
Extent |
1 online resource (xiv, 252 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010719915505171 |
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- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 Relations with courts and courtiers.
- Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Troilus and Criseyde.
- Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 Influence.
- Enrique VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
- Heinrich VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
- Henri VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
- Henryk VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
- Enrico VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
- nnea Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400
- Chaucer, Jeffrey, -1400
- Chʻiao-sou, Chieh-fu-lei, -1400
- Chieh-fu-lei Chʻiao-sou, -1400
- Choser, Dzheffri, -1400
- Choser, Zheoffreĭ, -1400
- Cosvr, Jvoffrvi, -1400
- Tishūsar, Zhiyūfrī, -1400
- Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Pierpont Morgan Library. Manuscript. M.817
- Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Troilus & Criseyde
- Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Troilus and Cressida
- nnea Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400. Troilus and Criseyde
- English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism.
- Politics and literature Great Britain History 16th century.
- Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
- Courts and courtiers in literature.
- Deception in literature.
- Renaissance England.
- Great Britain History Henry VIII, 1509-1547 Historiography.
- Great Britain Court and courtiers History 16th century.
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