Untimely matter in the time of Shakespeare / Jonathan Gil Harris.

Author/creator Harris, Jonathan Gil
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2009.
Descriptionvi, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700. --History and criticism. --Theory, etc.
Literature and history--Great Britain. --History.
Literature and society--Great Britain. --History.
Great Britain--History. --1066-1687. --Historiography.

Contents Reading matter : George Herbert and the East-West palimpsests of The temple -- Performing history : East-West palimpsests in William Shakespeare's second Henriad -- The writing on the wall : London's old Jewry and John Stow's urban palimpsest -- The smell of gunpowder : Macbeth and the palimpsests of olfaction -- Touching matters : Margaret Cavendish's and Hélène Cixous's palimpsested bodies -- Crumpled handkerchiefs : William Shakespeare's and Michel Serres's palimpsested time.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-259) and index.
LCCN 2008022363
ISBN9780812241181 (acid-free paper)
ISBN0812241185 (acid-free paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PR 421 .H26 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold