Archipelagic Identities: Literature and Identity in the Atlantic Archipelago, 1550-1800

In introducing a baker's dozen of essays revolving around still relevant debates about British identity, Schwyzer (Renaissance literature, U. of Exeter) overviews multicultural influences on national identity comparatively explored mostly by scholars of English literature. Contributors discuss archipelagic perspectives in writers from Shakespeare to Spenser, and in the evolution of English expression as it moved across the Atlantic (e.g., Anne Bradstreet's poetry in 17th century New England). Mealor, an independent scholar, treats representations of the English landscape in French Huguenot writing in Elizabethan England. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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