Were Early Modern Lives Different? by Andrew Hadfield - 9781032929675

Were Early Modern Lives Different?Writing the Self in the Renaissance\nAuthor(s): Andrew Hadfield\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032929675, 978-1032929675\nSynopsis\nShould we assume that people who lived some time ago were quite similar to us or should we assume that they need to be thought of as alien beings with whom we have little in common? This specially commissioned collection explores this important issue through an analysis of the lives and work of a number of significant early modern writers. Shakespeare is analysed in a number of essays as authors ask whether we can learn anything about his life from reading the Sonnets and Hamlet. Other essays explore the first substantial autobiography in English, that of the musician and poet, Thomas Wythorne [tel]; the representation of the self in Holbeins great painting, The Ambassadors; whether we have a window into men's and women's souls when we read their .