Title The Hawthornden manuscript of William Fowler and the Jacobean court 1603-1612 / Allison L. Steenson

Published New York, NY : Routledge, 2021

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Description 1 online resource Series Routledge studies in Renaissance literature and culture Routledge studies in Renaissance literature and culture. Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Prefatory Note -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Manuscripts Cited -- Introduction -- 1 A Life of William Fowler -- 2 The State of the Hawthornden Manuscripts -- 3 The Hawthornden Manuscripts and the Queen's Court -- 4 The Hawthornden Manuscripts and Politics at Court -- 5 The Hawthornden Manuscripts and Court Servants -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Texts -- Index Summary This book explores the unedited material contained in the Hawthornden manuscripts of William Fowler, a Scottish poet attached to the court of Queen Anna of Denmark between 1590 and 1612. The material is representative of Fowler's ephemeral and occasional production, largely unknown to modern scholars. Through the lenses of the Hawthornden fragments, this book engages in the exploration of one of the "cultural places of the European Renaissance", represented by the extensive use of emblems and other literary devices, and by the use of manuscript copies to circulate them. The discourse mainly focuses on the Jacobean courtly establishment in the first decade of the seventeenth century, from the point of view of a Scottish insider. By focusing on the intellectual makeup of the court in the newly united Great Britain, this work aims at bridging manuscript scholarship and literary studies with a wider perspective on contemporary society, politics and culture Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Allison L. Steenson is a researcher in British literature at the University of Padua (DISLL - Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici e Letterari). Her work has mostly focused on Scottish literature, specifically on the Castalian poets at the Jacobean court and on the Scottish sonnet form. More recently, she has been working on the Hawthornden manuscripts of William Fowler, a "treasure trove" of early modern manuscript material, on which she wrote her doctoral dissertation. She has collaborated to research and museum projects focusing on archival and manuscript material, and on early printed books. Dr. Steenson is an alumna of the Universities of Padua, Edinburgh and St Andrews, and a fellow of IASH (The Institute of Advanced Studied, Edinburgh). When she is at home, she lives in Veneto, Italy Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 09, 2020) Subject Fowler, William, 1560?-1612. Hawthornden manuscripts Courts in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Books & Reading. Courts and courtiers Courts in literature Intellectual life SUBJECT Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 17th century Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 17th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056854 Subject Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781000173147 1000173143 9781003088769 1003088767 9781000173093 1000173097 9781000173048 1000173046

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