Robert Southwell by Anne R. Sweeney - 9780719085673

Robert SouthwellSnow in Arcadia: redrawing the English lyric landscape, 158695\nAuthor(s): Anne R. Sweeney\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Manchester University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Manchester University Press\nISBN-13: 9780719085673, 978-0719085673\nSynopsis\nIt has traditionally been held that Robert Southwells poetry offers a curious view of Elizabethan England, one that is from the restricted perspective of a priest-hole. This book dismantles that idea by examining the poetry, word by word, discovering layers of new meanings, hidden emblems, and sharp critiques of Elizabeths courtiers, and even of the ageing queen herself.\n\nUsing both the most recent edition of Southwells poetry and manuscript materials, it addresses both poetry and private writings including letters and diary material to give dramatic context to the radicalisation of a generation of Southwells countrymen and women, showing how the young Jesuit harnessed both drama and literature to give new poetic po.