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- catalog abstract ""Sir John Harington (1560-1612) has long been recognized as one of the most colourful and engaging figures at the English Renaissance court. Godson of Queen Elizabeth, translator of Ariosto, and inventor of the water-closet, he was also a lively writer in a wide variety of modes, and an acute commentator on his times. This study opens a new perspective on Harington's literary production by attending to the fact that almost all of his writings were designed as gifts. Combining detailed readings and first-hand historical research, Jason Scott-Warren reconstructs the complex, often devious agenda which Harington wrote into his books as he customized them for specific individuals and occasions. Offering a wealth of insights into self-fashioning and the pursuit of patronage, this study makes a persuasive case for the significance of material culture to textual interpretation. It will be of interest to all who work on the early modern period, and in particular to historians of the book."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12250989.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""Sir John Harington (1560-1612) has long been recognized as one of the most colourful and engaging figures at the English Renaissance court. Godson of Queen Elizabeth, translator of Ariosto, and inventor of the water-closet, he was also a lively writer in a wide variety of modes, and an acute commentator on his times. This study opens a new perspective on Harington's literary production by attending to the fact that almost all of his writings were designed as gifts. Combining detailed readings and first-hand historical research, Jason Scott-Warren reconstructs the complex, often devious agenda which Harington wrote into his books as he customized them for specific individuals and occasions. Offering a wealth of insights into self-fashioning and the pursuit of patronage, this study makes a persuasive case for the significance of material culture to textual interpretation. It will be of interest to all who work on the early modern period, and in particular to historians of the book."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Harington, Ariosto, and the Textual Economy of the Court -- 2. Privy Politics -- 3. Out of the Closet -- 4. Part of the Furniture -- 5. Forging the Future -- 6. Producing Prophecy -- 7. Elizabeth's Witty Godson under James.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-265) and index.".
- catalog extent "x, 273 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0199244456".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "England".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "828.309 21".
- catalog subject "Authors and patrons England History 16th century.".
- catalog subject "Gift books History 16th century.".
- catalog subject "Gift books Publishing England History 16th century.".
- catalog subject "Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612 Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "Literary patrons Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "PR2285 .S28 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Harington, Ariosto, and the Textual Economy of the Court -- 2. Privy Politics -- 3. Out of the Closet -- 4. Part of the Furniture -- 5. Forging the Future -- 6. Producing Prophecy -- 7. Elizabeth's Witty Godson under James.".
- catalog title "Sir John Harington and the book as gift / Jason Scott-Warren.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".