Title Courtly letters in the age of Henry VIII : literary culture and the arts of deceit / Seth Lerer

Published New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1997

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 252 pages) : illustrations Series Cambridge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 18 Cambridge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 18. Contents 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-248) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Troilus and Criseyde. Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 -- Influence SUBJECT Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 fast Englisch ... gnd Chaucer, Geoffrey (1340?-1400). Troylus and Criseyde. ram Troilus and Criseyde (Chaucer, Geoffrey) fast Subject 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 LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Civilization, Medieval, in literature Courts and courtiers Courts and courtiers in literature Deception in literature English literature -- Early modern Historiography Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Politics and literature Renaissance Höfische Kultur Literatur Troylus and Cryseyde (Chaucer) Letterkunde. Politiek. Maatschappij. Hofcultuur. Engels. Littérature anglaise -- 16e siècle -- Histoire et critique. Politique et littérature -- Grande-Bretagne -- 1485-1603 (Tudors) Cour et courtisans -- Dans la littérature. Tromperie -- Dans la littérature. Littérature anglaise -- 16e siècle -- Thèmes, motifs. Cour et courtisans -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 16e siècle. Civilisation médiévale -- Dans la littérature. Geschichte 1509-1547. SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Historiography Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 16th century Subject England Great Britain Englisch. Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book LC no. 96049466 ISBN 0585030103 9780585030104 9780521590013 0521590019 0511582005 9780511582004 0511000820 9780511000829

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