Edmund Spenser and the Romance of Space

Edmund Spenser and the romance of space advances the exploration of literary space into new areas, firstly by taking advantage of recent interdisciplinary interests in the spatial qualities of early modern thought and culture, and secondly by reading literature concerning the art of cosmography and navigation alongside imaginative literature with the purpose of identifying shared modes and preoccupations. The book looks to the work of cultural and historical geographers in order to gauge the roles that aesthetic subjectivity and the imagination play in the development of geographical knowledge: contexts ultimately employed by the study to achieve a better understanding of the place of Ireland in Spenser's writing. The study also engages with recent ecocritical approaches to literary environments, such as coastlines, wetlands, and islands, thus framing fresh readings of Spenser's handling of mixed genres.

Author: Tamsin Badcoe
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 08/30/2022
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.72d
ISBN13: 9781526164001
ISBN10: 1526164000
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Literary Criticism | Poetry
- Performing Arts | Theater | General

About the Author
Tamsin Badcoe is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Bristol