'Ungainefull Arte'

by Richard McCabe

From antiquity to the Renaissance the pursuit of patronage was central to the literary career, yet relationships between poets and patrons were commonly conflicted, if not antagonistic, necessitating compromise even as they proffered stability and status. Was it just a matter of speaking lies to power? The present study looks beyond the rhetoric of dedication to examine how traditional modes of literary patronage responded to the challenge of print,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198716524
• ISBN13: 9780198716525
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"