Alien Albion: Literature and Immigration in Early Modern England

by Scott Oldenburg

Book Overview

Using both canonical and underappreciated texts, Alien Albion argues that early modern England was far less unified and xenophobic than literary critics have previously suggested. Juxtaposing literary texts from the period with legal, religious, and economic documents, Scott Oldenburg uncovers how immigrants to England forged ties with their English hosts and how those relationships were reflected in literature that imagined inclusive, multicultural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442630787
• ISBN13: 9781442630789
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"