Title Boxes and books in early modern England : materiality, metaphor, containment / Lucy Razzall

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (x, 256 pages) : illustrations Summary Razzall offers close readings of literary texts alongside artefacts from chests to book-bindings and reliquaries, to reveal the importance of the box as object and idea in early modern culture. This book is for students and researchers in English Literature, History, and Art History, as well as book historians and librarians Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge, viewed October 8, 2021) Subject English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism Boxes -- England -- History -- 16th century Boxes -- England -- History -- 17th century Boxes -- England -- History -- 18th century Books and reading -- England -- History Material culture -- England -- History Containers in literature. Metaphor in literature. Books -- England -- Psychological aspects -- History Books and reading Books -- Psychological aspects Boxes Containers in literature English literature -- Early modern Material culture Metaphor in literature England Genre/Form Literary criticism Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Literary criticism. Critiques littéraires. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781108924788 1108924786 9781108916912 1108916910

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